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THE GRAPEVINE Luke Richardson

Luke Richardson has worked in a range of venues across the UK, specialising in wine, and is now general manager at Haar restaurant in St Andrews. In his column for SLTN he shares his thoughts on all things wine-related and answers your questions about wine. If you have a question for Luke email it to sltn@peeblesmedia.com

Luke Richardson

The Grapevine

Hello again all! I thought that this time around, seeing as we’re knocking on the door of summer, I would talk a little about rosé wines.
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The Grapevine

Happy New Year to one and all, let us hope it gets better for our industry soon. I thought this month I would talk about some ways to help get some extra cash flow through your businesses when we can again serve a glass or two of wine to our customers, using trends in wine to your advantage.
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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

Hello again all! After talking about dessert wines last time, I briefly touched upon Port wines, but only in passing. I thought I would take some time to look at the different styles available, and opportunities in which to sell them.
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The Grapevine

As we’re starting to think about the oncoming festive season, I thought it would be a good idea to recommend some festive drinks that we can list to try and recoup some revenue during this celebratory season
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The Grapevine

Luke Richardson, a sommelier who has worked in a range of venues across the UK, discusses wine-based aperitifs
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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

This time around I thought I would start to talk about one of my favourite white grapes – Riesling – with some general information in this issue, and some recommended regions and styles in the nextThe Grapevine
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The Grapevine

Hello again! As we finally come out of the restrictions imposed upon our trade because of the dreaded virus, I thought it was a good time to talk about some sparkling wines – spring has sprung, summer is coming and hopefully we can get into a new normal with a celebratory glass of fizz.
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The Grapevine

This time around, I thought I would change it up a bit and, instead of talking about one grape variety around the world, focus on wines just from one country – in this instance, Spain

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