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Friday, April 30, 2021

Meet the producer: Peñafiel, Ribera del Duero, Spain

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Bodega Peñafiel On 30th April I had a chance to go through a tasting of a range of wines from this vineyard on the Duero , in Spain. I was g...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Film review: Bottle Shock (2008) by Randal Miller, ****

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Synopsis The build-up to the famous 1976 Judgement of Paris competition between French and Californian wines. Napa Valley 's Jim Barre...
Thursday, December 17, 2020

Belgian vineyard at Chateau Bioul

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A couple of months ago I visited one of the several up and coming vineyards in Belgium, and was surprised by a unique approach.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Film Review: A seat at the table (2019) by David Nash and Simon Mark-Brown , **

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Synopsis A New Zealand winemaking team enters the period known as Vintage when wine is made 24/7 for months on end. Sleepless nights, endles...
Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Film review: Disrupting Wine (2020) by Johan Rimestad, ***

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Synopsys   Documentary about the founder of Vivino, Heini Zachariassen. Vivino has more than 43 million downloads worldwide and has its HQ i...
Sunday, November 22, 2020

Film review: A Year in Burgundy (2013), by David Kennard, ***

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Synopsis The film follows Martine Saunier seven wine-making families in the Burgundy region of France through the course of a full year, an...
Sunday, November 15, 2020

Film review: Somm, into the Bottle (2015), by Jason Wise, ****

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Synopsis Sequel to the previous Somm movie of 2012 , this documentary takes the viewer into the private world of famed producers (who open ...