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Local Wine School @Localwineschool

UKs leading wine education network. World class wine courses for all! Learn by tasting - for pleasure or to build a career. Flagship World of Wine 8-wk course.

Joined June 2009
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What wine disaster calls for a potato? Read on... wineenthusiast.com/basics/re…

How to Get Red Wine Out of the Carpet and Fix Other Vino Catastrophes

Cleaning up after a party? These pros share their tricks, from secret-weapon cleaning tools (raw potato!) to how to properly clean wine glasses.

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What £100 wine begins life as an oxidative, overoaked, overripe, over-acidic Chardonnay? Read on... thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/0…

Why a fine de-alcoholised wine starts with an ‘undrinkable’ base

It’s been four years in the making, but the founders of French Bloom have created the first £100 alcohol-free sparkling wine – and it starts with a base that’s “almost undrinkable”.

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Champagne: it's not just sparkling wines. Why the still wines of this famous region are now enjoying a resurgence in fortunes - among those who can afford them... wineenthusiast.com/culture/w…

Champagne's Nearly Forgotten Still Wines Are on the Rise

Red, white and rosé Coteaux Champenois were once considered harsh and tart in comparison to Burgundy. That's no longer the case.

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Wine photography at its best cluboenologique.com/story/wi…

These photographs show the passion and vitality within the wine world

The Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year 2024 shortlist offers new angles on every dimension of the wine world

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Rule Breton-ia: why an experienced French winemaker is leaving Champagne for his native Britanny to produce wine wine-searcher.com/m/2024/04/…

Winemaker Quits Champagne for Brittany | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

After years at big names like Krug and Veuve Clicquot, one Champagne stalwart is heading west for a new future. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Would you pay £80 for boxed wine? And if not, why not?? sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar…

California boxed wine for $100: Will people buy it?

That’s the going rate for some of the higher-end bag-in-box wines available today.

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Is the future of wine spelled PIWI? winespectator.com/articles/c…

Can Great Wine Come from New Hybrid Grapes?

Johanniter, Solaris and Soreli could just be the next big thing in Northern Italian white wines. Enologist Nicola Biasi is hoping to demonstrate their potential.

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If you ever doubted the impact of wine climate change on wine production, you need to read this extensive piece nature.com/articles/s43017-0…

Climate change impacts and adaptations of wine production

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - Grapes produced for winemaking are highly susceptible to changes in climate, particularly extreme heat and drought. This Review examines the changing...

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Wine versus the "powerful smell of dirty hair": Pinot takes on Perfume academieduvinlibrary.com/blo…

Keeping your nose clean

An acute sense of smell is vital to a wine critic, and it can be catastrophically disrupted by wafts of perfume (or worse). Victoria Moore holds her nose and begs her fellow tasters to lay off the...

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A fascinating tale of wine skulduggery grubstreet.com/article/omar-…

The $9.5 Million Hangover

Did a wine-world insider swindle his Bordeaux-swilling pals?

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Some see the future of UK wine as being based on still and sparkling wines made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. But as @HenryGJeffreys finds out, not everyone agrees cluboenologique.com/story/ge…

The resurgence of Germanic grapes in English wine

Henry Jeffreys talks to English producers who are excited by the potential of Germanic grapes in English wine and getting the best from them

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Ever wondered how some new-release wines end up the price they are? Wonder no more... thejoelstein.substack.com/p/…
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In the world of pricy French Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Burgundy now isn't the only region to consider elitetraveler.com/finest-din…

Is Still Champagne French Wine’s Next Bright Spark?

Bubbles seem to make us and our lives sparkle, so it may seem surprising that the latest trend is making still champagne (sans fizz).

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When extreme viticulture is discussed, Venice isn't the first place that springs to mind. Maybe we need to revise that, says @WinkLorch wine-searcher.com/m/2024/02/…

Venice's Island Wine Strikes Gold | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

Adorned with gold leaf, Venissa attempts to stem the tide of future challenges for the Venice lagoon. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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There's giving a wine some air, and then there's heavy breathing... punchdrink.com/articles/wine…

The Wine Aeration Industrial Complex Will Not Rest

The undying obsession with letting wine “breathe” has moved beyond dedicated gadgets to recruit everything from milk frothers to Vitamixes.

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Wine is at its best when those who make the wine also grow the grapes. Or is it...? sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar…

This French wine tradition has inspired California winemakers. But does it work here?

Vigneron doesn’t have a perfect English translation.

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We hear a lot about crises in the wine world, but is the doom-mongering justified, asks @simonjwoolf themorningclaret.com/p/is-th…

Is the Future of Wine Really in Trouble?

Doom-mongering about declining wine consumption has reached fever pitch in the press. Is there nothing more than hard seltzers and mocktails to look forward to?

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Time to raise a glass of Aotearoa wine cluboenologique.com/story/ma…

The indigenous reimagining of wine in Aotearoa New Zealand

Aotearoa New Zealand’s broader recognition of its indigenous people, Māori, and their language and culture is leading its producers to explore new approaches to wine

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"the Sweet Smell of Grandma" - a new fault to add to your wine vocabulary wine-searcher.com/m/2024/02/…

Wine and the Sweet Smell of Grandma | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion

Welcome to the latest climate-induced threat to red wine – rose taint. Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher

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Don’t all wine enthusiasts extol the refined glasses from the likes of Zalto and Riedel? Most but not necessarily all… decanter.com/wine/jefford-se…

Andrew Jefford: ‘Serious wine glasses are intimidating: They’re a prelude to silence and endeavour’

The Alsace town of Riquewihr was where I found them. A march up the cobbled Rue du Général de Gaulle, past the coloured, half-timbered houses, to a shop called L’Aventure. Not misnamed: it was chaos...

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