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Six of the best at the Edinburgh Fizz Festival
PETER RANSCOMBE THE first Edinburgh Fizz Festival is taking place today (Saturday 29 October) at Edinburgh Academy with 16 exhibitors offering vis... Read More
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Lidl surprises in Bordeaux
PETER RANSCOMBE SITTING in the garden outside his chateau, Jean-Francois Meynard’s arms are whirling so fast that it looks like the winemaker mig... Read More
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Lunch with Louis Jadot at Steak Restaurant
PETER RANSCOMBE FEW food and drink combinations whet my appetite as much as steak and red wine. Read More
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Wine and steak matching at CAU in Glasgow
PETER RANSCOMBE REGULAR readers will know all about my very public love affair with Scotch beef – and Scottish beef too. Read More
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The future of New Zealand wine
PETER RANSCOMBE WITH its zingy flavours and refreshing acidity, Sauvignon Blanc has cemented its position as Britain’s favourite white wine. Read More
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Wine at the Edinburgh International Science Festival
PETER RANSCOMBE Making wine is part science and part art, part chemistry and part creativity, part alchemy and part mystery. Read More
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Six of the best Fairtrade wines
PETER RANSCOMBE AFTER the popularity of last year’s blog entry about Fairtrade wines, I thought it would be good to offer an update on some of this... Read More
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Matthew Jukes’ wine dinners at Loch Lomond Arms Hotel
PETER RANSCOMBE IT’S an age-old conundrum faced by all hotels – how do you go about breathing fresh life into your wine list? Sir Malcolm Colquho... Read More
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The Grape & The Grain – Wines for Burns’ night
PETER RANSCOMBE IT’S that time of year again – time to don you kilt, sharpen your knife and head out into the fields to catch the first haggis ... Read More