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The blogs we publish under Dispatches explore the subtleties of the wine world.  Wine is an art form and is living history. Like very few other manmade objects, wine captures the transcendent instinct of mankind to turn our most basic desires into something ethereal and perfect. With wine we have turned a beverage and an alcoholic stimulant into one of our greatest expressions of beauty.  No wonder it is so spiritual and is so often intimitely linked with the divine. Dispatches blogs try to answer the question of why God has always approved of wine.

Posted on April 29, 2020April 30, 2020

Top Wine Recommendations from Great Winemakers (2nd Instalment)

Welcome back to those of you who have already read the 1st part of this two-part series. We asked 11 very talented winemakers to tell us what wines they like…
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Posted on April 27, 2020April 29, 2020

Top Wine Recommendations from Great Winemakers (1st Instalment)

One of the requirements in the job description for a winemaker is to “taste wine”. Now there are some great careers out there but even the best job rarely has…
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Posted on March 29, 2020March 31, 2020

British Columbia Wines – The Triumph Of A Cool Climate

Let me set out my stall here. I propose that if you want to find the world’s most exciting and vibrant wines then just start by looking for wines from…
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Posted on February 18, 2020April 3, 2020

The World’s Best Wine Varieties (you might not have heard of)

One of the best things about being a wine fanatic at this point in history is having access to an unprecedented range of wines from around the world. The great…
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Posted on January 18, 2020January 26, 2020

Athens’ New Groove – Wine And Cocktails In The Cradle Of Civilization

Like the stars in the sky, the bars and the cafes of Athens are without count. They are everywhere, on every block, practically on every corner. In Athens this is…
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Posted on November 25, 2019November 29, 2019

Nikolaihof – History, Wine And Energy In The Wachau

In November I travelled from Vienna to Krems and to the village of Mautern in the Wachau. I had come to visit with Nikolaus Saahs and to record a podcast…
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Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019

The Original Wine Road Trip

An Informal Biography of Dionysus. Humans are driven by a primeval desire for travel, adventure and a raunchy party. This urge resides among our deepest instincts. Since time immemorial we…
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Posted on August 16, 2019August 19, 2019

The Best Wine Shop in the World.

A vital anchor in the life of a wine lover is their favourite wine shop. Wine passion involves a quite complex fabric of gastronomy, academic investigation, tasting and sampling as…
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Posted on July 23, 2019October 25, 2019

The Wine-Soaked Lens of Matt Wilson.

I discovered Matt’s work on Instagram and I follow his posts on @matt.wilson.gc with tremendous anticipation. Matt Wilson’s wine photography always brings some striking visceral joy. In most of his…
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Posted on June 26, 2019October 25, 2019

Walking The Wine Bars of Midtown Manhattan

Aria Wine Bar on West 51st Street is one of the best stops on your wine walk Manhattan’s wine bars are so numerous that it’s hard to know where to…
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