Yes really good piece from Olly

This is a first - in advance of a retailer press tasting: “Please be aware that, in order to be as open and informative as we can about the new products being showcased, all conversations with ********* colleagues will take place on an off-the-record basis.”

Russian River Valley (6) Benovia - some really smart Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wineanorak.com/2024/09/10/rus… CaliforniaWinesUK California Wines Benovia Winery

It's not possible to farm sustainably if your wine sells for 0.49 Euros a litre - bulk is almost always bad, it commoditises wine

A clarification. Bulk wine is wine looking for a home sold in bulk. A branded wine shipped to be bottled in market isn't bulk wine, even if it is shipped in bulk in a 24 000 litre flextank or an iso. This is an important distinction.

McLaren Vale winery Yangarra has reached new heights over the last few years, excelling with Grenache and moving away from small oak to ceramic and composite vessels - here's my write up wineanorak.com/2024/09/10/vis… Wine Australia Jackson Family Wines Yangarra Estate Vineyard

Good article by Christian - wine criticism has killed itself and we need something new - Editorial: What comes after the 100-point system? winemag.co.za/wine/opinion/e… via Winemag

XXVI Talhas, a remarkable winery making excellent wines in Portugal's Alentejo using just large clay traditional vessels called talhas - wineanorak.com/2024/09/12/xxv… Viniportugal Vinhos do Alentejo

❤️ Cricket ❤️ #SOMvSUR #WeAreSomerset

Extraordinary finish in Taunton. Leach and Vaughan in 69 overs of spin bowling take ten wickets for 75 as Somerset beat Surrey and keep the title race alive. Now that is proper exciting cricket. Rampant six-hitting just doesn't compare.

There’s a segment on corkage on BBC London news tonight - 1830 pm then iplayer

Jamie Goode Any further thoughts on the Beeb coverage of London’s wine corkage caper #winetwitter? Kate Masterofwhine David Round the papillae cowboy Jamie Goode Paso-Primero Dan Kirby Tom Lewis Jancis Robinson Vagabond Wines W1 Hawksmoor

13 years ago 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, #ManCity scored their first 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 #UCL goal courtesy of Aleksandar Kolarov vs Napoli. ⏪🥰

On the river. Walking from home to the centre of town. Glorious day

I think the reason Nottingham Forest won against Liverpool FC is because they wore the Manchester City kit!!!

love this from Maison MUMM wineanorak.com/2024/09/13/hig…

Tasting the 2020 botanical releases from star NZ producer Pyramid Valley wineanorak.com/2024/09/16/pyr… Pyramid Valley Wines New Zealand Wine New Zealand Wine Europe

Arrived in Bordeaux! Guitar arrived too. Now for some more filming.

Too many overweight wine books! But if you publish the most sustainable way (POD, paperback, prints in each market) reviewers get critical bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Grafting