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An Expert Explains How Natural Wines Are Made
I was first introduced to natural wines in Paris about 20 years ago. My initial tasting experience did little to convince me this approach to winemaking would survive. Many showed faults reflecting oxidation or yeast- or bacterial-derived odours that smelled “off”. The natural winemaking strategy has matured dramatically since then and the wines are now…
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Sorry but That Spoon Hack Isn’t Going to Save Your Bottle of Champagne
At a recent tasting, I was presenting some sparkling wines from the Limoux region of France, a region that produced sparkling wines at least 100 years before wines from the Champagne region were well known. Towards the end, I commented that if the bottle is not empty, seal it with a sparkling wine stopper and…
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This Is What Your Favourite Spirits Are Made From
Most of us have downed a fair few spirits in our time, from the ratty vodka orange mixes of our early drinking years to delicious cocktails once our income allowed it. Heck, once you can buy the good stuff you can even sip it slowly like a fine wine. But how are spirits made? Unlike…
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The Tricks To Pairing Tequila With Food
We chatted with a tequila expert about everything there is to know on pairing your different tequila flavours with assorted foods.