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Vineyard Magazine – August 2024 – Texture Mapping

www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk  While I am the last person to talk about 3D modelling and anything remotely technical, to be honest, I rather like the term ‘texture mapping’ and its definition, which I located online.  Apparently, texture mapping adds realism to a 3D model by defining high-frequency detail, surface texture, or colour information…
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Vineyard Magazine – July 2024 – A Whole Lotta Rosé

www.vineyardmagazine.com  I should stop reading social media comments.  I admire Henry Jeffreys (his book Vines in a Cold Climate is a joy), and I know that many journalists like to think of themselves as provocateurs but writing ‘Is English rose (sic) piss’ really annoyed me.  I know it was in jest, and I know it was designed to provoke debate,…
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Vineyard Magazine – June 2024 – A Design For Life

www.vineyardmagazine.com This month’s article is wholly inspired by one man and an off-the-cuff comment at a wine tasting a couple of months ago. That man is Gareth Maxwell, self-titled Chief Hustler at the eponymous House of Maxwell.  You cannot miss Gareth – he is an extremely snappy dresser.  In fact, he pushes his look all the way to the…
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Vineyard Magazine – May 2024 – The Dragon Awakes

www.vineyardmagazine.com It is always a pleasure to shine a spotlight on Welsh Wine Week, which happens between the 25th of May and the 2nd of June this year.  This time, my digging around to find great wines was a doddle.  These cunning dragons held a particularly impressive tasting in London last month at the London Welsh Centre, and I was one…
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Vineyard Magazine – April 2024 – Middle Aged

www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk It costs money to hold stock, and it shreds nerves, too.  But the rewards for releasing wines when they are ‘drinking’ instead of ‘just-labelled’ are considerable.  Still wines always find their way onto the market when they are young and fresh, and this makes perfect sense.  However, sparklers are much more sensitive…
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Vineyard Magazine – March 2024 – Sweetness and Light

www.vineyardmagazine.com I am a massive fan of sweet wines, and while I am told they are perpetually out of fashion, whenever I open bottles for corporate events or dinner parties, everyone coos with pleasure. So, please forgive me if this is a slightly indulgent column this month. Somehow, I think this topic appeals to a much wider fanbase…
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Vineyard Magazine – February 2024 -Bacchanalia

www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk Suppose Bacchus were around today, and he was given the honour of bestowing his name on any grape variety he chose. Would he plump for a Silvaner, Riesling, Müller Thurgau ‘criss-cross’ (my technical term for a convoluted hybrid grape’s genesis)?  Given he is the god of winemaking, orchards, fertility, insanity, ritual…
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Vineyard Magazine – January 2024 – Flights of Fancy

www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk The New Year signals new ideas and fresh starts, so I looked back through my tasting notes to try to capture the early essence of 2024 in vinous form.  I found a collection of wines that stood out for their ingenuity, originality, and individuality.  These fresh, new, and engaging wines are ideal for ushering in the New…
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Vineyard Magazine – December 2023 – Starters, Main Course, Cheese

www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk As we inch towards the season of goodwill and festive entertaining, I thought it pertinent to introduce a philosophy that has been part of my psyche for as long as I can remember but which will probably only be part of yours if you work in hospitality. Planning is one of my many annoying traits, although I would not give…
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Vineyard Magazine – November 2023 – A Lightness of Touch

www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk There is a welcome and increasing movement across the globe for lighter wines.  I don’t necessarily mean wines with lower alcohol, but these things often go hand in hand. For example, I recently chaired a comparative tasting of the finest Grenache on earth.  The premise was pitching the most incredible selection of South…
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Vineyard Magazine – October 2023 – The Annual Bunfight

www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk I do not doubt that, with all the best intentions in the world, the Wine GB mob opened the doors to this year’s annual tasting, expecting it to be an unqualified success. Judging by the grumblings in the room, from wineries and guests alike, and the following rumblings on social media, it did not have the sheen of success…
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Vineyard Magazine – September 2023 – London Calling

www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk  Four years ago, I wrote my first piece on London wineries in Vineyard Magazine. I titled the piece ‘Urban Jungle’ – I felt this summed up the mood at the time.  Four years ago, before the pandemic, it was a very different landscape with an emerging group of talented winemakers making names for themselves with edgier,…
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