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Cups runneth over
Every wine region celebrates the vintage in its own particular way, and I did enjoy this story of how the wine flowed in the Italian town of Marina. I am reminded of when we used to visit an old uncle whose kitchen sink sported 3 taps – the middle one, I was told (I was…
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Seyssel
We were off on a little wine tour, this time to Clairette de Die, when we broke our journey in Seyssel, yet another vineyard area on the Rhône. Seyssel is just outside the Savoie and is known in the UK for its bottle-fermented sparkling wines, especially Varichon et Clerc Royal Seyssel (more about this later).…
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The Corpus Christi Clock
Normally time flies, but on this clock time hops! See the short video about the new Corpus Clock in Cambridge which was unveiled by Professor Stephen Hawking in September 2008.
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Savoie – Chautagne
At last the weather was sunny and we were off to visit more of La France Profonde – La Chautagne. Chautagne is one of the 20 or so small areas in the AOC region of Savoie: there are about 1800ha of vines scattered hither and thither in Savoie where the altitude and slopes allow for…
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Au Clair de Lune
We’d just returned to Le Chinaillon where it was a delight to see the green mountains and valleys, complemented by a few remaining patches of snow on the heights of the Aravis. And it was in the shadow of these mountains that we went to enjoy an evening en plein air, in La Clusaz. The…
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To the Jura
We were on our way to the Mosel to do some riesling. What, you’ve never riesled? You should try it – it’s a lot of fun! Anyway, as we would be driving through the Jura (one of Wink’s particular wine regions – she writes about it in Wine Report as well as on her website,…
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Uruguay Tasting for Prostate UK at the Hoop Stock
Responding well to my treatment for prostate cancer, I have been very interested in the funding of research into this illness that is carried out by the charity Prostate UK. For a while now I have wanted to organise a wine tasting for this organisation so I was very grateful when my partner, Wink Lorch,…