• Australia day(ish) in Dublin

    February 6, 2018 Author: Harriet Tindal
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    There’s a certain admiration I have for the Australians. They stick to their guns. Premium is the message and premium is the product. They ploughed on through a massive down turn in exports, not helped by the strong Aussie dollar and a global recession; coming out the other side with a stronger domestic market and a quality driven, pioneering wine industry ready to re-explore exports. Looking at the latest export report from Wine Australia; value is outstripping volume: it increased 15% to $2.56 billion versus an 8% rise in volume to 811 million litres. The average value of exports is also rising, sitting at $3.16 per litre; the

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  • Shortages in Chablis

    March 22, 2017 Author: Harriet Tindal
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    Sancerre and Chablis have long been favourites for the whites; perhaps perceived as being indicative of a more assured wine drinker, someone with a little more ‘je ne sais quoi’. But with the 2016 vintage we’re moving into the realms of a shortage of Chablis….

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  • Climate change, global warming and Vintage 2014

    September 25, 2014 Author: Harriet Tindal
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    A look at this years progress in vineyards around Europe with thoughts on the erratic weather conditions and pests inflicted on the classic areas by Climate Change.

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