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Sometimes well-played classical music is as beautiful as a fine wine.
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Stephen Quinn, PhD
Chateau Ksara excels
Lebanon's oldest winery, with its focus on sustainable agriculture methods, succeeds because of its combination of respect for tradition plus a…
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Stephen Quinn, PhD

June 2021

A fresh discovery
Pix.wine is a content-led and free innovation for an industry that has been shy to embrace digital opportunities.
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Stephen Quinn, PhD
Atomos from Abruzzo
The de-stemming process means only a few hundred bottles are produced a year. Each retails for about 400 Euro.
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Stephen Quinn, PhD

May 2021

A zoom of wine writers
This year's Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, usually held in Napa in California, was delivered via Zoom. A record number attended.
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Stephen Quinn, PhD
Same yet so different
Wine tastings resumed in London this week after more than a year, under Covid-safe conditions. The world is now different yet some things were eerily…
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Stephen Quinn, PhD
Swiss wine innovation
Students in Lausanne have launched a project to find innovative ways to market wine, along the way creating three wines in designer bottles.
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Stephen Quinn, PhD
Marlborough continues to dominate
New Zealand has 10 wine-producing regions. Marlborough is easily the biggest, making 70 per cent of Kiwi wine.
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Stephen Quinn, PhD

July 2019

Rebirth of native Italian grape
Italy's Asolo wine region, made famous by a Hemingway novel and several wars, is resurrecting a grape pulled up 200 years ago.
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Stephen Quinn, PhD

June 2019

Celebrations for La Livinière
The La Livinière region in southern France celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019. It continues to make fascinating wine.
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Stephen Quinn, PhD
Collio: Beauty and diversity
Collio is a beautiful part of Italy with plentiful forests and hills that produce a diverse and healthy environment.
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Stephen Quinn, PhD
Small region, big reputation
Collio in the north-east of Italy is small but punches well above its weight in terms of the quality of its whites.
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Stephen Quinn, PhD
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