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What is Laithwaite’s wine?

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite
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We must keep doing what it said on the van; bringing the producers closer to the consumers. […]

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Vincent and his bombs

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite
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It’s best to walk the dog early in Sainte Colombe par Castillon, Bordeaux in August. When the Dordogne mist has not yet been burned off. At seven on a Monday the place is buzzing. Here, they don’t work to […]

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Going down to Bordeaux

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite
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How many times have I done this? Started in ‘65, did it monthly at first, have slowed up now, but … in the hundreds. My long-distance commute. […]

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The Flying Scotsman

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite
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Packing cases of wine is arduous work as you realised when you first heaved in one of our cartons.. especially those 15’s! […]

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Tony L’s Bin End Six…Last chance before they go

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite
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So…over the last six days I have written about six wines; Reds…from 1 the remote Atacama valley of Elqui, 2 a hugely popular blend from three appellations around Hermitage, and 3 a special Argentina Malbec. […]

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Tony L’s Bin Ends – La Nuit Blanche

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite
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A few days ago I wrote about a white wine made from red Cabernet grapes. So I thought it would be interesting, for comparison , to try a white made from a new grape variety called… Cabernet Blanc. […]

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Tony L’s Bin Ends – Inca Tree

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite
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It was only when winemakers began to fly … early 1990’s … that Argentine viticulture grew up … reduced crops and made the divine Malbecs of today […]

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Tony L’s Bin Ends – Valiosa

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Tony Laithwaite
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Sparkling wine from central Spain? Where it’s so hot? Almost as hot as the U.K. today!  […]

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