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Waitrose champagne

I was beyond elated to be invited back to @sheerluxe and discuss Christmas high street wine suggestions. We covered all range of styles which included celebrity wine as well as wine from one of the most environmentally friendly wineries in the world. If you are in need for some savvy vinous inspiration then check out the link…

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Can Alcohol Free not be fun free?!

Alcohol free wine

My first ever post with a non alcoholic wine. *audible background gasps* This is a slightly different take on the imminent festive season.  I always am enlightened to new things wine wise in London. It seriously has the most cosmopolitan and diverse wine offering in the world. But this year what really got my attention…

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Old World vs New World

A few days before my Masterclass at Leiths I will be chairing an Intelligence Squared debate between Jancis Robinson and Oz Clarke. The argument is – ‘Old World vs New World’. When I started in the industry these definitions seemed to carry more significance. Ten years later in the trade – with today’s changing climate, varying consumer base and…

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Natural Wine: Natural Phenomenon or Natural Disaster?

Natural wines

As the Raw Wine fair in LA this week could attest, the subject of wine’s provenance and technical make up is becoming more acutely examined by wine drinkers.  WINE 101: Vegan vs. Organic vs. Biodynamic vs. Natural It has been common place for the provenance of food to be examined. Consumers want to know where and…

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SUMMER WINES WITH SHEERLUXE

Wine for the summer

SUMMER WINES WITH SHEERLUXE I am delighted to be back in the UK for the summer although my feet have not touched the ground.  Not only have we been busy filming the Wine Show Series Three, but I also spent time with the fabulous Georgie Coleridge Cole and the SheerLuxe Team to give them my take…

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The Avengers & Wine

The Avengers & Wine

Whatever you are up to – I hope you see wine in a whole new superhero light – and I look forward to hearing what your ideal Avenger wine combo would be! And yes. There’s an Ant-Man and a Spider-Man. And a pairing for each. ANT MAN:  VERSATILE, CEREBRAL, UNDERRATED Wine: Riesling This grape can go from being…

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Perfect Wines for a Perfect Easter Lunch

Wine for easter

Happy Easter Easter is nearly upon us, bringing with it a long weekend full of chocolates, hot cross buns, Easter Egg hunts and good food and wine aplenty. But who knows what Easter will bring weather wise? We could be sunning ourselves in the garden or huddling around an open fire to keep warm. Whatever…

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