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Second Chance Summer yields first-rate wines

After starring in a BBC Two documentary series, Rob Seddon has launched his own company, exporting Italian wines to the UK and Ireland, as Peter Ransc... Read More

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1821: A new number for wine in Edinburgh

Peter Ranscombe joins one of Italy's venerable wine families in Edinburgh for the launch of its inaugural ‘wine hotel’. Read More

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Powell & Son: Two heads are better than one

Australian winemaker Dave Powell has teamed up with his eldest son, Callum, to create wines from Australia’s Barossa and Eden valleys with freshness... Read More

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Never judge a whisky by its label

Peter Ranscombe samples Loch Lomond distillery’s range of single malts at the Edinburgh International Festival. Read More

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Errazuriz wants to put Chile on the map

There’s no need to be snobbish when it comes to big brands, as Errazuriz shows with its high-scoring Chilean wines, writes Peter Ranscombe. Read More

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Charles Heidsieck: Keeping something in reserve

Peter Ranscombe explores the use of higher proportions of reserve wines in Charles Heidsieck’s range of Champagnes. Read More

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Celebrating the work of ‘Our Fathers’

What finer tribute could there be to your dad than creating a bottle of wine in his honour? Peter Ranscombe finds out wha... Read More

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Rhone Part 1: Syrah’s spiritual home

The Crozes-Hermitage area of the Northern Rhone produces only a single red grape variety, but Peter Ranscombe finds out just how varied its Syrah can ... Read More

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Rhone Part 2: Finding whites in the land of reds

Syrah may be the king of Crozes-Hermitage, but the Northern Rhone’s largest appellation is also home to some stunning whites, as Peter Ranscombe dis... Read More