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Life & Society: Drink

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Fruits of abstinence

Much as it pains me to say it, apple cider is better without the alcohol

In drink

The bitter truth

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 30 October

Official health warnings about wine are hard to swallow

Bottled wisdom

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 16 October

Forget the label - the proof is in the drinking

Barack and the brandy

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 02 October

Rednecks might vote for Obama if they knew about his namesake

Seeing is believing

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 25 September

Pinot grapes produce unusual colours but superb flavours

Wine and wisdom

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 18 September

The modern dinner party guest would do well to read Plato

Freedom at a price

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 04 September

The quick fix promised by soft drinks leads to corruption

Feature

Grapes of wrath

Roger Scruton confronts his prejudice against that old lecher, Australian Shiraz

More in drink

Thinking man's tipple

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 21 August 2008

Bohemian wino

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 07 August 2008

Just desserts

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 24 July 2008

Cardinal virtues

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 10 July 2008

Entente cordial

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 26 June 2008

Bread and rosés

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 12 June 2008

Of dogs and rye

  • By Roger Scruton
  • 29 May 2008

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