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All About Port

December 16, 2011
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There’s something about Christmas that brings the port onto the table. It could be the classic port and stilton combination or maybe it’s the air of celebration. Whatever the reason, sales of port soar in the approach to Christmas and many people who would normally never touch this fortified red wine find themselves happily quaffing [...]

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Alpha Estate Hedgehog Vineyard Xinomavro 2007

November 21, 2011
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This is a new one on me. Xinomavro is a Greek grape and this is grown in the hedgehog-friendly surrounds of a vineyard in Alpha Estate in Amyndeon in the formerly Macedonian (and in no way Yugoslavic) area of northern Greece. Confession time: I’ve always studiously avoided Greek wine because I was pretty confident it [...]

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Château Le Boscq 2003

October 31, 2011
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I am not ashamed to admit that I bought this wine because of chicken nuggets. We had run out a few Sundays ago so the wife packed me off to buy some and I couldn’t face going to one of the local big supermarkets for just one thing. I ended up in my local Co-op [...]

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St. Emilion – a Wine Lover’s Paradise

October 21, 2011
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There are not many places in the world where you can truly bask in the history of wine and feel the romance surrounding everything to do with it that is so often missing in the modern world. To truly understand where wine has come from – how it is grown, cultivated and harvested, how it is [...]

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Pinot Noir Wines From Central Otago and Wellington

September 7, 2011
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As the home nations travel to New Zealand this month and prepare to start their Rugby World Cup campaign, their supporters should ensure they make the time to sample some of the local red wine. England and Wales supporters in particular should make sure they take a break from the beer and try some of [...]

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Red Wine Countries and Regions – Who is Producing the Volume?

August 18, 2011
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Red wine is drunk and enjoyed all around the world and everyone has their favourite style, whether it is from a certain country, region or grape variety. However, the majority of the world’s reds are produced in a handful of countries and from a handful of red wine grapes. So which are the main red [...]

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Tons de Duorum 2008: a Portuguese Red Blend

July 12, 2011
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Winemakers are a friendly lot and it seems they like nothing more then getting together to chew the fat. Sometimes collaborations spring from these gab sessions which is how I like to think of how the two Portuguese winemakers, Joao Portugal Ramos and Jose Maria Soares, met. However they met, they eventually decided to join [...]

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Navarra Region Wines

June 30, 2011
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This month sees the annual Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona. Undoubtedly many people there, whether taking part or watching, will be imbibing large quantities of the local red wine during the seven day festival. If these people take the time to notice, they will realise they are likely to be drinking a red [...]

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Cossetto Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

June 13, 2011
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Croatia’s not exactly on the main stage when it comes to wine but over the past couple of years, they have begun to make their voices and wines heard on the international scene. The most famous region is probably the Dalmatian Coast but I visited the Istrian peninsula over the recent Easter holidays and found [...]

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Montenegrin Red Wine, Vranac, 2007

May 6, 2011
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Photo courtesy of Blue Danube Wine Company Montenegro is not really a place that I know much about. The name rings a bell, as in, didn’t it used to be part of the former Yugoslavia, but other then that, I draw a blank. And as for wines, I wasn’t even aware that they made wine, [...]

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Turkish Wine, Selendi, a Red Bordeaux Blend

March 30, 2011
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Turkey is a country with a long history of wine making but it’s only been in the last few years that it has started to take it’s wine making seriously and is starting to produce quality wines for consumption outside of the country. Selendi is one of the new wineries that is beginning to appear [...]

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