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A red from the foothills of Mount Olympus

Posted on March 6, 2023March 6, 2023Categories journal

A red blend from Rapsani (Thessaly, Greece) was my favourite in a recent wine tasting in London. Terra Petra by Thymiopoulos Vineyards has Burgundian quality and an outstanding value-for-money ratio. Great Greek wines have never been so alluring

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The perfect virtual wine tasting

Posted on April 10, 2020May 21, 2020Categories stories

Crowded tastings may be a thing of the past. How can we make online wine tastings the future? I list 7 must-have features of a perfect virtual wine tasting

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Tre Bicchieri Awards – Hidden gems of the 2020 edition

Posted on February 21, 2020February 28, 2020Categories journal

The 2020 Tre Bicchieri Awards were held in Hackney, London. As a passionate Italian winelover, I couldn’t miss it. Here are my top five producers (and their wines) from this event

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The PIQUANTE method for wine tasting: taste and evaluate

Posted on October 11, 2019October 18, 2019Categories knowledge

The wine is in your mouth. What things should you notice? Learn how to critically evaluate a wine in the final part of my wine tasting series

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The PIQUANTE method for wine tasting: swirl and sniff

Posted on October 4, 2019October 11, 2019Categories knowledge

Diving into the nose of a wine. Learn how to scent and decode wine flavours. And what they can tell you about what you’re drinking. Plenty of infographics and examples!

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The PIQUANTE method for wine tasting: prepare and inspect

Posted on September 27, 2019December 6, 2019Categories knowledge

Delving into the first two steps of my systematic approach to wine tasting. Learn how to prepare the right conditions. And what to look for when inspecting the wine

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How to taste wine, and why we should bother

Posted on September 20, 2019October 18, 2019Categories knowledge

Are you ready to unveil the mysteries of wine? Let me be the Morpheus for your journey… Learn how to taste wine with the PIQUANTE method

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