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Wine School at the Fringe

12 August 2011
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Last weekend we enjoyed a trip to Wine School at the Fringe run by Claire Blackler from Case Studies Wine School. Taking place in Howies Cellar restaurant it was a lovely setting to take refuge from the typical Edinburgh summer rain. Once inside to the warmth (and it was very warm!) we settled down at [...]

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A Tasting on the Sweet Side: Muscadine wines at San Sebastian Winery, St. Augustine, Florida

21 December 2010
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During my cursory research into Floridian winemaking I was shocked to discover there are no AVAs in the state. Not one. Zilch. Given that Florida was the first state in which migrant Europeans cultivated grapes (the Spanish, aparently, for sacramental wine) this may seem strange, but the climate of Florida is so hot and humid – borderline [...]

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Majestic – The Wine Course: An Inspiring Introduction Indeed…

4 November 2010
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Legend has it there’s no such thing as free wine; indeed, in the past I’ve usually found such offers come loaded with invisible caveats like speech-making relatives, hard-selling second-hand clothes merchants, or worse: the burdensome necessity to affect the persona of an art critic for an entire evening. But when I saw that the good [...]

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Viognier

13 May 2009
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Viognier is a type of white wine grape which is typically associated with the Rhone Valley in France. The popularity of this grape is growing incredibly fast and it is now produced in many regions across the world. The cost of Viognier has also risen, although it is now available at reasonable prices in some [...]

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Cockburns of Leith Wine Tasting

22 April 2009
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Last night I went along to the Cockburns of Leith Spring Wine Tasting in the centre of Edinburgh which was a great experience. As I’ve said before on this blog I’m still pretty new to the world of wine so it was an ideal opportunity to sample a few different wines that I might not [...]

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