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In Manchester, but not for the football

May 14, 2008 – 1:18 pm

I’m currently sitting in the stylish Manchester Malmaison Hotel (”the Mal”) trying to stay away from the madness around the streets of Manchester today thanks to the UEFA cup final. I have never seen so many blue shirts and every voice I hear is Scottish (Rangers have made it to the final apparently).
It has been [...]

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It isn’t easy being green

April 29, 2008 – 10:04 pm

I first heard these immortal words uttered when I was a child, but they came to mind in my first ever Press tasting.
I’ve been to many trade tastings, almost exclusively as a producer, there to serve my wines and tell others, especially the Press about them and their unique stories. Despite blogging about wine [...]

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