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The 100 best wines for summer 2021 - The Times
The 100 best wines for summer 2021, The TimesJane MacQuitty 3rd July 2021 Read article - click here! Catherine Marshall Wines, 2020 Chenin Blanc Fermented in Clay £21.95 - Buy Now "A Western Cape old chenin blanc vine triumph, fermented in...
Cheers! The wine expert’s 50 top whites and fizz - Jane MacQuitty, The Times
Cheers! The wine expert’s 50 top whites and fizz Jane MacQuitty, The Times Read article - click here! Catherine Marshall Wines, 2020 Chenin Blanc Fermented in Clay £21.95 - Buy Now "A Western Cape old chenin blanc vine triumph, fermented in...
2020 Rock Angel, Château d’Esclans - "2020 Rock is a magnificent creation" Matthew Jukes
2020 Rock Angel, Château d’Esclans, Côtes de Provence, France (£23.95, www.finewinedirect.co.uk). "Primarily Grenache with Rolle making up the numbers 2020 Rock is a magnificent creation and this wine soars above the other in terms of structure balanced with innate elegance. The...
Budget UK 2021 - Wine Duty Frozen
Chancellor Sunak has decided to keep wine duty frozen for the second consecutive year. To summarise that means UK duty on 75cl wine bottle is £2.23 and £2.86 on sparkling wine and then VAT is charged on top for all...
The Whispering Angels By Tom Cannavan
"There’s no doubt the marketing of Provence’s rosé wines is slick, the implied St Tropez lifestyle, fancy bottles and jewel-like colour of the wines all contributing to their outstanding success in recent decades. Of course, the quality of the wines...
Matthew Jukes 20+/20 - Garrus 2019 Rosé, 2019 Château d’Esclans, Provence, France
"This is a sensational vintage for Garrus and I rate it as highly as the epic 2015" Matthew Jukes 20+/20
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Matthew Jukes Les Clans 2019 Review - "finest release of this celestial wine to date"
It is always such a joy to taste the new Esclans releases 2019 Les Clans is a masterclass in balance and poise.
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"EIGHT FRENCH ROSES TO DRINK IN HIGH SUMMER" INDEPENDENT
Chateau Paradis 2019 Terre des Anges Rosé Buy Wine "That wine’s label and bottle style are distinctly traditional, whereas the modern Provencal rose look tends to be more stylish and very grown up, such as the Chateau Paradis Terre des Anges...