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La Toledana Gavi Vendemmia 2010

17 August 2011
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I find it hard to drink red wine in this hot and sticky weather we are having at present. I used to drink beer on days like these but I’ve since weened myself off the amber liquid and onto white and rose wines. While its difficult to replace beer as a thirst-quencher (and I still [...]

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2009 Monte Schiavo Verdicchio

22 June 2011
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For me, by far the most interesting thing about this wine is the bottle. And, as with the wine, I’m in two minds about it – possibly a product (or a tradition) of the region from whence it hails, it’s kind of quirky and interesting and different, but it looks a little funny: awkward perhaps; [...]

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Tesco’s Finest Gavi 2007

24 September 2010
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I tend to buy my wine either online or from independent wine merchants so when we had to duck into Tesco for an emergency bottle of white wine on the way to a supper club in West London, I wasn’t holding my breath. My dining companion likes Italian whites and since the first course was [...]

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