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Are Wine Competitions a Load of Rubbish?
Should you care if your wine boasts a chintzy gold sticker?
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The Complete Guide to Mousiness
Everything we know about natural wine's bête noire
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MORE Natural Wine - Exclusive Interview
Chris and Anika Foster talk about how they built a game changing online wine store. An intense story of Covid, sudden success, jealousy and haters.
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April 2024

Are 45% of Natural Wines Faulty?
Reactions to a new peer reviewed study comparing natural and conventional Spanish red wines
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Villian of the Pièce
When winemaking and cancel culture collide, to drink or not to drink?
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Why Visit a Vineyard?
What I look for, and why they're not all boring
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First Quarter Reflections
Looking back on my first three months as a substacker, a thank you and a request for your feedback.
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March 2024

Why is Friuli Typecast for White Wine?
This north-easterly Italian region harbours mind-blowing reds, as I experienced in a legendary Pignolo tasting in Udine.
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Is Blue Frank the world's best red wine grape?
What makes Blaufränkisch such a high quality variety, plus notes from a once in a lifetime tasting held by Liam and Sinead Cabot from Roka winery in…
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Blaufränkisch Tasting Notes from Roka
My favourite wines from a standout tasting of this wonderful red variety
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Fine Wine isn't wine, it's just commerce
What does 'fine wine' really mean, and is it relevant for true wine lovers?
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Croatia's secret sparkle
Despatches from Plešivica, and a visit to Tomislav and Martina Tomac
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