Hambledon Vineyard: Chalk show
Margaret Rand travels to Hampshire to meet Ian Kellett, the former yoghurt-factory manager and investment banker who has turned Hambledon…
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Rathfinny: In the Drivers’ seat
Mark and Sarah Driver left careers in the City of London to plant Rathfinny, one of the UK’s largest vineyards…
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The determined Dermot Sugrue
Margaret Rand meets one of the most influential and prolific winemakers on the English wine scene: Dermot Sugrue, the talented Irishman…
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Breaky Bottom with Peter Hall
Margaret Rand attempts to keep up with the tangents and diversions as she follows the endlessly fascinating life story of…
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Coates & Seely: Méthode Bretagnoise
Margaret Rand catches up with Nicholas Coates and Christian Seely, two old friends who are happy to acknowledge the influence…
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Reflections from a year with wine: Breaky Bottom
To mark the end of the year on worldoffinewine.com, we asked our writers to reflect on the bottles that meant…
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Sparkling wine: Light bulb moments
The world of sparkling wine has been transformed in recent years, says the author of an important new book on…
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A Most Cursed Hill: Painshill and the Beginnings of English Wine
An observant traveler taking the main road out of London toward Portsmouth might notice near Cobham the top of a…
