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Jacobs Creek True Characters

Jacobs Creek True Characters

Don’t ignore these… they might well be from Jacobs Creek, a brand so easily dismissed by wine-aficionados (“It’s a big corporate brand from Australia… run forRead More

Andrew Barrow
14 Feb
Red Obsession

Red Obsession

A new documentary film Red Obsession by Warwick Ross & David Roach, is to premier in the upcoming Berlin Film Festival on February 14th. The film,Read More

Andrew Barrow
8 Feb
Rathfinny Estate Concept Video

Rathfinny Estate Concept Video

I hear that the Rathfinny Estate in East Sussex, is about to engage in another round of planting. Specifically 85,000 vines will be added to theRead More

Andrew Barrow
4 Feb
Video A Visual Ode to Wine

Video A Visual Ode to Wine

It all starts off a bit pretentious-like, all the time expecting some Hollywood A-lister to spout some meaningless rubbish about a perfume… and for all IRead More

Andrew Barrow
17 Dec
EWBC 2012 – The People

EWBC 2012 – The People

The people, the country and the wine – the three strands that combined to make the 2012 European Wine Bloggers Conference such a success. Here aRead More

Oddbins The Palate 2012

Oddbins The Palate 2012

The wine equivalent of the X_Factor was launched last June – a search for the UK’s finest amateur wine taster: Oddbins The Palate 2012. Launched toRead More

Andrew Barrow
23 Oct
Cirotto Sparkling Wines

Cirotto Sparkling Wines

Received an email the other day highlighting a series of video reports by one Robin Brewster; he describes his latest, on Cirotto Sparkling Wines as ThreeRead More

Susy Atkins Top Wine Tips Video

Susy Atkins Top Wine Tips Video

Last weekend Susy Atkins was at the Foodies Festival in Oxford, hosting a wine masterclass to a packed house in the marquee set up on site.Read More

Andrew Barrow
29 Aug
Charles Metcalfe’s Top Tips on Pefect Wine and Food Pairings

Charles Metcalfe’s Top Tips on Pefect Wine and Food Pairings

Charles Metcalfe was at the Foodies Festival in Bristol this weekend. He hosted food and wine pairing sessions in the marquees set up on site. CharlesRead More

Video: A Day In The Life of Argento Winemaker

Video: A Day In The Life of Argento Winemaker

Let me take you to the wilds of Argentina with a video covering a Day In The Life of Argento Winemaker, Silvia Corti. There is aRead More

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