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essays and opinion
An occasional series that takes a leisurely - and often critical - look at some aspect of wine or the wine industry. These are possibly the most opinionated part of this site, and there are some great responses from readers at the end of many of the articles.- some like it lool - the new face of Australian Chardonnay
- as he savours a 1952 tawny Port, Tom considers wine and time
- the new BYO - the changing face of bring your own bottle
- cellar trends - the pleasures and pitfalls of cellaring wine
- turning wine into whisky; the strange tale of Glenguin and Glengoyne
- Tom Cannavan on the future for vintage Champagne
- a visit to the Vivanco museum of wine in Rioja, Spain
- saké and the secret of the fifth sense
- Oddbins, and the truth about screwcaps and corks
- wine goes to the movies: Sideways and Mondovino
- Devil's Rock, and the modern face of German wine
- face values: major new research into wine drinking attitudes
- Guest Essay: the restaurateur replies, Chris Chown
- the curse of the 100-point chasers
- the influence of the wine critics
- corked wines: what's the truth?
- is red Bordeaux sexy?
- the dumbing down of wine
- taking part in the International Wine Challenge
- Catena Zapata, Argentina's superstar takes on the world
- challenge: spend £200/$325 on a millennium tasting?