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New Portuguese Discoveries
Favourite new projects and wines from Simplesmente Vinho 2025
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How a False Friend Created Natural Wine
Did a mistranslation spawn an entire subculture?
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TMC Guide: Collio Orange Wines, Part 2
44 skin fermented whites from Friuli Collio, including Radikon, La Castellada, Paraschos, Bressan, Nikolas Juretic, Okús and Klanjscek
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TMC Guide - Collio Orange Wines, Part 1
44 skin fermented whites from Friuli Collio, tasted and rated by our panel
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Wine Conversations: It's Not Easy Being Green (IV)
Why it's an insult to call 'organic' and 'biodynamic' marketing terms
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Not Everyone Hates Scores
Reactions from last week's article, titled "Are Wine Scores a Waste of Time?" including a long-form response from Anthony Rose.
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Are Wine Scores a Waste of Time?
Why I'm not planning to include scores in my upcoming reports
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