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#EWBC: flying pigs , Istanbul spice bazaar etc.
Turkish 'flypgs'We flew with Pegasus airlines, whose aircraft are memorably adorned with 'flypgs', which I assume is the Turkish for Flying Pigs, from Izmir to Tbilisi, with a four hour stopover in...
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London: Forest Hill on way up – Aga's Little Deli – a welcome new feature
Aga's Little Deli and Café in September before the sign was paintedAGA's Little Deli and Café opened on Sunday 16th September just a day after the soft opening of the wonderful restored Forest Hill...
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London: photos from a bright Sunday
The restored bandstand in the Horniman Park and the remaining autumn colours After a wet and windy Saturday followed by a wild Sunday night, the weather has calmed down during Sunday with some good,...
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Loire: Louis Métaireau's Muscadet and a Côte Roannaise
2010 Cuvée One, Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine During the vintage we dropped in briefly to see Marie-Luce and Jean-François at Louis Métaireau's Domaine Grand Mouton (Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine). Before we...
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Il Mosnel and Château de Petit Thouars
Pas Dosé, Il Mosnel, FranciacortaFaced with a substantial family incursion yesterday, it seemed sensible to cook something that could be prepared in advance, so I opted for cooking a whole chicken in a...
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Les 5 du Vin: Vinance plc, Wine Investment Association (WIA) and Nobles Crus
Château Pichon-Longueville, PauillacMy post this week on Les 5 du Vin covers three wine investment topics: Vinance plc – now in administration, The Wine Investment Association– to be launched on...
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#EWBC: Istanbul – the silvery Bosphorus and Sea of Marmara
Views over the Sea of Marmara from our hotel (above and below)At the northern end of the Bosphorus Road bridge over the Bosphorus in evening light The Silvery Bosphorus Sunlight, the Bosphorus and a...
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Loire: two dates for your diary: Bruno Curassier and Les Loges de la Folie
Bruno Curassier's Domaine de la Grange (Bléré – AC Touraine) will be holding their Caves Ouvertes this Saturday and Sunday (1st and 2nd December) from 10.00 - 19.00. Bruno will be welcoming Mrs and Mr...
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The Wine Investment Association (WIA) – reflections before today's launch
Entrance to Château Léoville Las CasesUpdate: 19.50 – The WIA site is now live: http://wineinvestmentassociation.org unfortunately a number of crucial elements of the site are not yet live including...
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Some initial thoughts on Wine Investment Association (WIA) launch
The Wine Investment AssociationThe four founder members: L-R; Adrian Lenagan (Provenance Fine Wines Ltd),David Jackson (Albany Portfolio Management Ltd), Hugo Rose MW (Culver Street Ltd), Peter...
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Portes Ouvertes: Ludovic Chanson, Cave de Châteaumeillant +
Ludovic Chanson Ludovic Chanson (fine young producer in Montlouis) is holding a Portes Ouvertes this weekend (1st and 2nd December) at his cellars: 3 chemin creux, Montlouis-sur-Loire. Doors open at...
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1855 – shares plunge to 0.02€ + value cut to 10.66€M
29.11.2012: 1855 shares close@0.02€Yesterday shares in 1855 closed down at 0.02€ a share on the Paris Bourse. Down by 0.01€ on the opening price. The share price has been oscillating between 0.03€ and...
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Wine Investment Association (WIA) must be in line with FSA on banning cold...
Logo of the Wine Investment Association The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has very clear rules regarding cold calling and the selling of investments: they ban cold calling. They certainly ban cold...
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London smoke on a cold morning
Smoke rising from the incinerator near Millwall on a cold last day of November.
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Le Vin Ligérien – third edition of magazine focusing on Loire wines
Le Vin Ligérien and a selection of Loire bottles – Cuvée One – Louis Métaireau, Jacques Plassé – Boutheran, Côte Roannaise, Audace, Saumur-Champigny, Domaine Champs-Fleuris, Cabernet Franc, AC Touraine...
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Jan Read: 1917-20th November 2012
Jan Read:The Wines of Spain and Portugal, Faber 1973 Very sorry to learn this evening of the death of Jan Read at the age 95 on 29th November 2012. Jan was well known initially for his work in films...
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Vinance plc: Breaking news – client database bought by Albany Vinners
Locke King Vaults – cases stored in one of the tunnels The client database of Vinance plc, which went into administration on 16th November 2012, has been bought by Albany Vintners Ltd. Set up in 2003...
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Vouvray: Portes Ouvertes@Benoît Gautier 8th and 9th December
Benoît Gautier (Domaine de la Châtaigneraie, 1 Allée des Perrières 37210 Parcay-Meslay) is holding a Portes Ouvertes this weekend – Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th December. En présence de Wilfrid Rousse...
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English Wine Producers host Circle of Wine Writers Christmas Party
Mike Roberts of Ridgeview and chairman of the English Wine Producers(above and below) Yesterday evening The English Wine Producers kindly hosted the Circle of Wine Writers 2012 Christmas party at...
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1855 – is this the end as Jean-Pierre Meyers pulls out?
Item 4 on a Google search on Jean-Pierre Meyers links him with 1855 La Revue du Vin de France is reporting (5.12.12) that Jean-Pierre Meyers, one of 1855's principal investors is pulling his money out...
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