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WSET School, London
Lavinia Cremonese / Florence
Lynn de Vries / Amsterdam
Mark Haigh / London
Irene López / Bilbao
Sophie Milnes / London
Miguel Silva / Lisbon
Peder Sortland / Stavanger
Jennifer Thörn / Stockholm
Ben Thuriaux-Alemán / Brighton
Margriet Vande Zande / Beaconsfield
4.9 - 5.0
Stellar+
4.6 - 4.8
Stellar
4.3 - 4.5
Remarkable
4.0 - 4.2
Worthy
3.5 - 3.9
Decent
(Ad-hoc)
Disappointing
Logroño (La Rioja)
Spain
18-23 June 2026
The Greyhound Beaconsfield
UK
2025
Madeira
Portugal
2024
Dominical R
2021
Prior Lucas
BairradaEVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE
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The Corridor Pinot Noir
2019
Authentique Wine Cellars
Willamette ValleyOREGON, COMPOSED
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2014
Egon Müller
Mosel
STEEP SLOPES AND PRECISE FRUIT
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VINEYARD CONFIDENTIAL
Jennifer Thörn
N° 03
29.09.2026
Harvest is in full swing, the fermentations have names and I’ve stopped keeping track of what day it is. Somewhere along the way, a vat of Syrah called Ursula became someone I worry about.
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IN SITU
Ben Thuriaux-Alemán
Could an Australian Tempranillo win over Rioja locals? We ran blind tastings at a Logroño expo to find out. We promoted a range of wines as part of a conversation opener which sought to challenge expectations about Tempranillo and encouraged passers-by to explore new wine styles and approaches. It turns out that about a third of those who tried preferred the Australian Tempranillo.
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BELOW THE CAP
NOTES ON STARTING A WINE CLUB
Peder Sortland
There are the small, informal clubs where friends meet in each other’s houses and share and taste wine bottles brought for the night. There are the large and established wine clubs or societies which has as objective to last for eternity, to develop significant club cellars and a preferably a grand facility for members.
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VINEYARD CONFIDENTIAL
THE PICKING BEGINS
Jennifer Thörn
16.09.2026
After a week of preparation and relatively leisurely mornings, the decision is made: tomorrow we harvest. First light is just after 6 am and we line up at 7 am. I'm still unsure of what to expect and what’s expected of me, all I know is that we are starting out in one of the vineyards first thing.
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VINEYARD CONFIDENTIAL
BEFORE THE GRAPES ARRIVE
Jennifer Thörn
Harvest started early in many wine regions this year. In Burgundy, grapes for Crémant were being picked from 8 August — a new record for the region. By the time many wineries were already deep into harvest, I was only just arriving in the Lucca hills, where everything was still waiting to begin.
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