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What has the European Union ever done for us wine drinkers?

Paula Goddard’s Wines of the Week starting 25th February 2019 So what has the European Union ever done for us wine drinkers? Well quite a bit as it happens. Because until Britain joined the EEC (as it ...

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Biodynamic grape-growing practice contains some sound gardening chemistry

Paula Goddard’s Wines of the Week starting 18th February 2019 Wine makers who practise the extreme form of organic grape growing, known as biodynamics, believe that only by putting back into the soil ...

markbendle 429 views 0 likes Feb 19, 2019

Paula’s Wines of the Week starting 21st January 2019

At a wine tasting event expect to sniff and taste up to six wines. Your host will encourage everyone to describe the wines for themselves, with perhaps a little prompting. So when the inevitable “so w ...

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Paula’s Wines of the Week starting 17th December 2018

If you want wines to please everybody, that will also match just about any Christmas Day food or snack then you’ll need to get in at least three bottles of wine – a light red, a fruity white and ...

markbendle 918 views 0 likes Dec 18, 2018