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Champagne Wine Region: Your Guide to the Heart of Bubbly Wine

Champagne is the world’s most famous pick-me-up. It lifts you up and fills you brimming with good spirit. And in these uncertain, Covid-ridden times, I can’t think of a better commodity than the good spirit in large, much-needed doses. Champagne, by definition, is a sparkling wine made a certain way by only certain people in… Continue reading Champagne Wine Region: Your Guide to the Heart of Bubbly Wine

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What Does the 1855 Bordeaux Classification System Mean Today?

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single wine producer in possession of good terroir, must be in want of an appellation. While I may have *slightly* changed Jane Austen’s famous opening lines from Pride and Prejudice, the parallels between eligible young women of Austen’s era and winemakers and their terroir are more or… Continue reading What Does the 1855 Bordeaux Classification System Mean Today?

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Wine Body 101: Light, Medium and Full Bodied Wines

When I was a teenager in the 1990s, supermodels suddenly became a thing. Up until then, there had always been the odd one that stood out from the rest – Twiggy in the 1960s, Iman in the 70s and Brooke in the 80s. But suddenly, along came the 90s and a bevvy of beauties were… Continue reading Wine Body 101: Light, Medium and Full Bodied Wines

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Wine Fraud: The Scam Wine Business

Hands up if you are familiar with the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale the Emperor’s New Clothes? If not, the story is as follows: two con men arrive in a city posing as tailors. They say their cloth is so special that only very special people can see it. This is of course a clever… Continue reading Wine Fraud: The Scam Wine Business

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Is My Wine Corked: How to Tell & Causes For It

We know you know what corked wine means. I mean, nobody gets to this point in their wine investment journey without being aware of the potential pitfalls. Because this pitfall is a stonker. Let’s go through the funnel: the fine wine investment market is dependent on the final user, i.e. the person who buys the… Continue reading Is My Wine Corked: How to Tell & Causes For It

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The 10 Best Wine Regions of the World

Just 10% of countries produce a staggering 80% of the world’s wine. And just four countries produce over half that amount. France is of course top of the leaderboard when it comes to considering the best wine regions in the world, despite it not being the most prolific. Personal taste aside, we detail the top… Continue reading The 10 Best Wine Regions of the World

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Wine Investment Guide: How to Invest in Wine?

Fine wine as an investment is on the up. The economic turbulence of 2020 reminded us that stocks and shares are notoriously volatile, even more so in the times of an (unforeseen) global pandemic. Yet, one clear winner has emerged on the top of savvy investors lists; an asset that offers stability and provides very… Continue reading Wine Investment Guide: How to Invest in Wine?

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