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Sulphites in wine – and headaches
Before I get back to posting more techy-stuff about sulphites in wine, here’s a brief diversion into the question of whether sulphites in wine can cause headaches. Two things are clear. One is that, as far as I know, there … Continue reading
Sulphites in wine – maximum and typical concentrations
In pretty much all wine-producing countries, there are regulations to limit the sulphite content of wine. The limits are always expressed nominally in terms of total sulphur dioxide, but I suspect they all assume an analysis method that fails to … Continue reading
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Sulphites in wine – clearing up a few points
I studied a bit of chemistry at university so I know what a sulphite is, I thought. It’s an ion that has a single sulphur atom, three oxygens and a double negative charge. And I most definitely would not make … Continue reading
Gotsa Family Wines back home in Blighty
You may remember I have already posted about our visit to Gotsa Family Wines, and I mentioned in that post we were able to bring four bottles back with us. It is often the case that wines taste so much … Continue reading
Untamed: 8000 Vintages of Georgian Wine – book review
Untamed: 8000 Vintages of Georgian Wine by Anna Saldadze, hardback, available online from various places for £25. My initial impression on opening the book was very favourable. It is not exactly what I would call a coffee-table book, as its … Continue reading
Thymiopoulos wines from Naoussa and Rapsani
I first came across Thymiopoulos in 2015, on a press trip in Northern Greece. They had a modest table in the corner of a walk-around tasting of Naoussa producers. At the end of a long day of eating well, drinking … Continue reading
The wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova – book review
This is a review of The wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova by Caroline Gilby, published by Infinite Ideas. The RRP is £30.00 and it doesn’t seem easy to get it cheaper than that now, but I bought mine with a … Continue reading
Intrinsic wine faults – do they exist?
As discussed by Jamie Goode in his book Flawless, a wine flaw may be said to be a characteristic of wine that is present to such an extent that it impacts on quality – it causes a wine to be less attractive … Continue reading
When is a flaw not a fault? When it’s a taint
I have been doing a lot of thinking about wine faults recently – firstly as a result of attending a wine faults workshop organised by Jancis Robinson and her team, then through considering some comments about homemade wines in Eastern Europe … Continue reading
How I got hooked on wine
Origins are often shrouded in the mists of time, and alternative versions of the origin narrative develop. My love of wine is no different, and two stories emerge from the vinous haze. The first is more outward-looking. I started going to wine tastings … Continue reading
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