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Sense of smell has a genetic flavour - New Scientist
Researchers have identified the first signs of a genetic basis to the differences in people's odour perceptionDavid Swaddle's insight:If you've got a great sense of smell, then thank your mum and dad....
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Spotlight: The Paarl Wine Region of South Africa | Wine Life Today
The Paarl region of South Africa is home to a wide variety of white, red and sparkling wines.David Swaddle's insight:My experiences of Paarl are mixed, but here's a little intro to the region.See it...
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Wine: confessions of a pinot noir addict
'This is a bad frame of mind to have got into,' Fiona Beckett says, 'because good pinot is eye-wateringly expensive'David Swaddle's insight:The Guardian's Fiona Beckett 'fesses up to being pinot...
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UK Wine guide infographic | Regional wine map for the UK - Borro.com
Our wine lovers guide to the UK has been designed as a broad, current and interactive regional map including prize winning wines, vineyards and festivals.David Swaddle's insight:An informal...
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Le journal de 13h - Villages viticoles : Saint-Emilion (2/5)
Avec ses grands crus classés, Saint-Emilion attirent les amateurs de vin qui découvrent aussi une cité médiévale regorgeant d'autres trésors.David Swaddle's insight:St-Emilion really is one of the...
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Never Listen to a Wine Critic Babble About Tannins Again
Turns out, a lot of what wine experts know isn't really based on factDavid Swaddle's insight:The most interesting nugget in this Smithsonian article is that wine critics seem to reserve a special...
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Tim Atkin MW | Articles | Everyday value?
David Swaddle's insight:Tim Atikin has written up his recent tasting of supermarket own-brand wines. It's interesting and might convince you to try a few.What would be even more interesting would be to...
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Australian Breakthrough in Health-Boosting Wine
Australian Breakthrough in Health-Boosting Wine,David Swaddle's insight:I haven't looked at the patents yet, but it sounds like Greg Jardine could be making a great step forward in making a glass a...
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Vin : La minéralité, un concept à la mode - Actualités - La Vigne, le...
27 500. C’est le nombre d’occurrences à la minéralité que Cees Van Casteren, journaliste international du vin, a trouvé en épluchant 258 000 notes de dégustation du « Wine Spectator », célèbre revue...
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Wowser health warning plan will deface our great wine labels
WINE bottles will have to carry large and graphic health warnings similar to cigarette packs if proposals from public health lobbyists get the go-ahead.David Swaddle's insight:Is drinking the new...
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Wine Nutrition Facts | Wine Folly
Learn the nutrition facts of red wine, white wine, sparkling wine and sweet wine. The calories can differ from wine to wine depending on one key factor: ABVDavid Swaddle's insight:Get the skinny on...
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Battle of the bubbles
As Champagne loses its fizz, people are turning to other sparkling wines.David Swaddle's insight:Finally people are wising up to some of the great value alternatives to Champagne.Don't get me wrong, I...
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Extreme Cellars
Viticulture specialists are always experimenting with new ways to develop fresh and exciting flavours of wine, producing sharper tastes and more expensive blends, and creating the perfect amount of...
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Getting Pairing Down to a Science
A molecular approach to wine pairing is proposed by Chartier, a French-Canadian sommelier and the author of the book Taste Buds and Molecules. It suggests some very unusual pairing that this review...
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Blood on the cellar floor - Robert Parker sues Antonio Galloni
The Wine Advocate files suit against Antonio Galloni for "Fraud, Breach of Contractual Obligations and the intentional and unjustifiable withholding of tasting notes and articles."David Swaddle's...
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Diners shun wine for a nice cuppa
Lunchtime, suppertime: any time is teatime at a growing number of top restaurants as chefs encourage diners to swap that glass of something for a nice cuppa.David Swaddle's insight:I have to admit...
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The Very Best English Sparkling Wines
The Very Best English Sparkling Wines The Judgement of Parsons Green – not perhaps having the same lustre as the famous Judgement of Paris – but this yearly event pitches English sparkling wines...
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Scans Yield Big Surprise About Beer's Effect On Brain
By: Tanya Lewis, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 04/15/2013 01:31 PM EDT on LiveScience The taste of beer, without its alcoholic effects, may be enough to trigger the release of the pleasure...
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How not to be a wine snob
Sniff, swirl, sip and say something pretentious. It doesn't need to be this way.David Swaddle's insight:Want to avoid being a wine wanker?Nick Bhasin's articles highlights some of the warning...
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Burgundy establishes flavescence fighting fund
On Friday 19 April The Confederation of Burgundy Winegrowers (CVO) established of a "solidarity fund" for fighting Golden Flavescence (Flavescence dorée).A levy of €6/ha is to finance exploration and...
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