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Mariella Beukers's avatar

I love both the podcast and your article, Simon. Just recently in the Dutch magazine Wijn en Wijngaard, I published an historical view on grape ales: the blend of beer and something grapey. To me, this is a going back to the origin of fermented beverages, wherein grains, grapes, other fruits, botanicals, herbs, where all mixed to get a good drink. The works of Patrick Govern are my reference for this.

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Henry Jeffreys's avatar

I was talking to Tim Phillips from Charlie Herring wines in Hampshire and he said that if you're an English winemaker and you're not making cider then you are missing a trick. He compared the thousands of hours of attention vines need with the minutes of attention an apple tree needs.

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