What we can learn from Beaujolais nouveau
It’s not just the cold, dismal months of winter that can be lit up by this Hello Kitty wine
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and culture since 1913
It’s not just the cold, dismal months of winter that can be lit up by this Hello Kitty wine
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If the grape world has buried treasure, it lies in central and eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
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Tasting notes often rely on misleading metaphors – we’re not really drinking soil soup.
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The French region has overcome a legacy of religious and political conflict to compete with its highly regarded neighbours.
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To turn our backs on the gentle, humane ritual of drinking and sharing wine is to impoverish life.
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Romance is as important an ingredient as terroir.
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And the great ones can be as moving as music.
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It is difference, not excellence, that is the most enjoyable aspect of the grape.
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The future of the wine world’s matriarch is under threat.
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Beware flamboyant colour: it will disappoint.
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A profusion of minerals makes for an electrically dry profile.
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As the planet warms this century, so wine-production regions and qualities will evolve with it.
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It isn’t a lauded wine region – but it is one of France’s best.
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The natural movement took on the rule-choked wine establishment, and has changed drinks culture for the better.
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