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Wednesday Wines – Episode 302 – A Scoop – The Seppeltsfield 1926 100-Year-Old Para Vintage Tawny

I am currently putting the finishing touches to my 100 Best Australian Wines 2026 Report, and no fewer than four fortified wines from Seppeltsfield have made the grade from inclusion in my notes.  There is no doubt that this historic estate is in a field of one at the top of the ‘Vintage Tawny’ world.  In addition, there is a Seppeltsfield wine…
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Wednesday – Episode 302 – It’s All Greek To Me…

  …or rather, it was until a recent remarkable tasting.  Not only did I taste more delicious Greek wines than at any time in my 40 years in wine, but I also found some absolute stunners.  Maltby & Greek is a specialist firm with an impressive portfolio of elite Greek wines, and I urge you to seek them out. In ascending price order…
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Wednesday Wines – Episode 301 – Happy 20th Birthday Whispering Angel & Friends

It has passed in a flash, these last twenty years.  I remember Sacha Lichine telling me of his Provençal dream when he was still based in Bordeaux, and I had no reason to doubt he would make a go of it, given his energy and vision.  But I don’t think anyone, aside from perhaps Sacha, could have imagined it would change the world in the way in which…
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Wednesday Wines Newsflash – Episode 300 – Aussie Icon Special

Last week, I tasted two sets of previews which certainly set the bar for the next twelve months.  The Yalumba wines are not destined to be released until 1st May, with The Octavius not appearing until it is sold on La Place de Bordeaux in September.  Whereas the trio of Farvies hits the market in Australia on the 9th of February.  It is such a privilege…
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Wednesday Wines – Episode 299 – I am away from my desk this week!

See you next week with some incredible previews!
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Wednesday Wines Newsflash – Episode 298 – 2024 Burgundy En Primeur: 36 of the Best

I have tasted over 1500 Burgundies and Beaujolais from the 2024 vintage this week and, last year, in the lead-up to this year’s En Primeur campaign.  As all my Members know, I do precisely this every year and then detail my favourite wines for you.  I call them the QP wines – short for ‘le rapport qualité-prix’ or ‘the ratio of quality…
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Wednesday Wines – Episode 297 – 100 Best Australian Wines 2026 Festival Dates

  LONDON - 7TH MARCH - TATE MODERN - TICKETS & INFO CLICK HERE MANCHESTER - 10TH MARCH - HALLÉ AT ST MICHAEL’S - TICKETS & INFO CLICK HERE YORK - 11TH MARCH - YORK MINSTER REFECTORY - TICKETS & INFO CLICK HERE BIRMINGHAM - 14TH MARCH - THE GRAND HOTEL - TICKETS & INFO CLICK HERE EDINBURGH - 21ST MARCH - THE EDINBURGH…
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Wednesday Wines – Episode 296 – MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

This is my favourite Christmas image of 2025.  I noticed this stunning chalk drawing in a club in Soho and enquired as to its origins.  Grace, who was front of house that day, said that her father, an accomplished artist, had finished sketching it minutes before I arrived.  The sense of immediacy, the beauty, the medium, the setting, the imagination,…
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Wednesday Wines – Episode 295 – Gimblett Gravels Annual Vintage Selection 2023

It is always great to receive the annual Gimblett Gravels Vintage Selection, and in the 2023 vintage, six bottles (not 12 as has been the case since Release 1 in 2008) arrived on my doorstep, and two of the collection really hit the spot with my palate.  While these wines are new releases, they ought to make it to our shores before too long. 2023…
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Wednesday Wines – Episode 294 – The astonishing Brunellos from at Il Marroneto

 Il Marroneto wines are imported by Armit Wines and sold by several elite fine wine merchants in the UK.  I was thrilled to attend a phenomenal tasting last week in London, and here are my thoughts and scores on these astonishing wines. Link to - Armit Wines Winemaker Alessandro Mori planted his first vines in 1975, and the first wine was made in…
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Wednesday Wines – Episode 293 – My Picks from the New Zealand New Release Tasting 2025

18 Gold Medal-Scoring Wines from my Notes! Rather than write down reams of Silvers (those wines that score around 17/20 in my notes), you might like to concentrate only on the best.  Here are the finest wines from this important annual wine tasting.  Some of these wines are already here, while others are previews.  NZ Wine doesn’t provide retailers…
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Wednesday Wines – Episode 292 – The 22nd Anniversary Launch of 100 Best Australian Wines

On Monday 24th of November, I launched my 100 Best Australian Wines 2026 initiative.  It was a huge honour to showcase this elite 100 at Stoke Lodge, the official residence of His Excellency The Honourable Stephen Smith, Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. The event comprised two parts – a formal tasting with select UK buyers,…
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