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English Wine Week: Forever blowing bubbles
In today's installment in his series to mark English Wine Week, Peter Ranscombe examines the style for which England is best known - sparkling wine. Read More
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English Wine Week: Supermarket sweep
For the third article in his series to coincide with English Wine Week, Peter Ranscombe scans the supermarket shelves to find bottles available in Sc... Read More
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English Wine Week: Bottles in Scottish shops
In the second in his series of articles to mark English Wine Week, Peter Ranscombe looks at the bottles available from Scotland's independent wine mer... Read More
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English Wine Week: The Scots making English wine
It may say “English” on the label, but there’s a strong Scottish influence on many bottles, as Peter Ranscombe discovers in the first in a serie... Read More
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Something for the weekend? Kombucha, giraffes and father’s day
Peter Ranscombe rounds up some of the interesting drinks making appearances this weekend. Read More
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‘Not your usual Rioja’ with Miguel of The Green Room
Rioja is one of Scotland's best-loved wines and, if you know where to look, it can still provide exciting examples, as Peter Ranscombe finds out. Read More
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Pinot punch-up: New Zealand v Oregon
Who will come out on top in a comparative tasting between Oregon and New Zealand? Peter Ranscombe grabs his whistle to act as referee. Read More
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Capturing Italy’s character with organic wines
Cantina Tollo is letting local grape varieties shine thanks to organic farming, writes Peter Ranscombe. Read More
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A red refresher course with Lidl
An evening of red wine tasting gave Peter Ranscombe an appetite for exploring more of the discounter's core range. Read More