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The Grapevine – German wines are much better than you think

Luke Richardson, sommelier, takes a look at German wines.
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The Grapevine – a trip to the dark side

Luke Richardson, sommelier, talks about Pinot Noir - an often misunderstood grape variety.
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The Grapevine – give a green light to Vinho Verde

Luke Richardson, sommelier, talks about a great (and currently very fashionable) wine to tempt your punters with – Vinho Verde

The Grapevine: Luke Richardson’s new wine column

Luke Richardson will be sharing his thoughts on all things wine-related and answering your questions about wine
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The Grapevine – Looking forward to the oncoming spring with some Italian whites

As we start venturing out, more often than not it is for a glass of something fresh and light, so this time around I thought I would look at some Italian white grape varieties
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The Grapevine – the key to a balanced wine list

Luke Richardson, sommelier looks at how to have a balanced wine list.
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The Grapevine – the perfect balance of quality and profit margin

Luke Richardson, sommelier, talks about the Languedoc region of southern France.

The Grapevine

This time we are going to look at the Chardonnay grape variety, which might very well take two or more columns to attempt to cover, mainly because Chardonnay can be made into nearly every white wine style there is
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The Grapevine

Hello again! As mentioned last time, this month I’ll be looking at the southern Rhône Valley, and some more affordable wines on offer.

‘Near as dammit’ wines are a clever way of getting value for your money

These are wines that are basically very close in style to some of the most famous wines around, but essentially just outside of a delineated area, or in a different region/ appellation

Columns

Jack Cummins
LEGAL
Niall Hassard
ONLY DRAMS
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR
Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
Luke Richardson