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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

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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.
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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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I thought this month I would take a look at Cabernet Sauvignon – for many the king of all red grape varieties

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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

‘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
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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 – 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
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Hello again all! Following on from my last column, I thought this time I would look at other ways to improve sales and cashflow for when we can all finally return to serving.
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Seeing as we have entered the winter months in proper fashion now, I thought it would be good to talk about some full-bodied and heart-warming red wines that help to keep out the cold and keep up the defences
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Hello again all! This time around I thought I would talk about wines from Piedmont, in north western Italy – a region well-loved for being the home of the Nebbiolo grape variety.

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