Rosorange: is the latest wine trend here to stay? — The Guardian It’s all looking peachy for this crossbreed rosé and orange wine at the moment. But how long will the party last?

Rosorange: is the latest wine trend here to stay? - The Guardian

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Have you tried the tequini? It’s the cocktail of the summer — The Times and The Sunday Times By this point in the great British martini resurgence you will have your order down to a T. You’ll be a firmly established member of Team Dirty or Team Twist (or the rare member of Team Both … yes the...

Have you tried the tequini? It’s the cocktail of the summer - The Times and The Sunday Times

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How the humble teapot morphed from kitchen staple to designer icon — The Guardian Sales of tea sets soar and artists are captivated by the symbolic and creative potential of the simple teatime essential

How the humble teapot morphed from kitchen staple to designer icon - The Guardian

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Eddy Merckx: Why 'the cannibal' is the greatest cyclist of all time — Cyclingnews The Belgian rider won 11 Grand Tours, 19 Monuments and three elite world road titles in his 18-year pro career between 1965-1978

Eddy Merckx: Why 'the cannibal' is the greatest cyclist of all time - Cyclingnews

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Tate Modern at 25: ‘It utterly changed the face of London’ — The Guardian It has hosted a huge spider and a pickled shark – and despite financial pressures, there can be little doubt about the gallery’s seismic impact

Tate Modern at 25: ‘It utterly changed the face of London’ - The Guardian

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The long black is the coffee you should order this year (no, it’s not an Americano) — The Telegraph The latest black-coffee import from Australasia is having a moment in the spotlight. Here’s why – and how to make one

The long black is the coffee you should order this year (no, it’s not an Americano) - The Telegraph

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This secret London garden is the perfect juxtaposition of Brutalist architecture and beautiful planting — Gardens Illustrated As a new phase of planting begins, Professor Nigel Dunnett looks at how the iconic public gardens he created at The Barbican Estate in London have evolved over the past decade

This secret London garden is the perfect juxtaposition of Brutalist architecture and beautiful planting - Gardens Illustrated

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Plumpton College launches the UK's National Competency Framework to elevate UK wine industry — SussexWorld Plumpton College, home to the UK's centre of excellence in wine education, training, and research, is thrilled to announce the launch of the National Competency Framework (NCF). The NCF represents a s...

Plumpton College launches the UK's National Competency Framework to elevate UK wine industry - SussexWorld

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‘The grapes won’t wait’: Lebanese winemakers fight to survive as war rages Owners of vineyards in the Bekaa valley are focused more on Israeli air strikes than this year’s vintage. How are these family-run businesses coping? In September Elias Maalouf and his father were sitting in Chateau Rayak, the family winery in the Bekaa…

‘The grapes won’t wait’: Lebanese winemakers fight to survive as war rages

New Scientific Study Shows that Rats Can Effectively Blind Taste Wine — VinePair Booze News words: photo: photo: Brent Hofacker - stock.adobe.com Blind tasting wine can serve various purposes. For sommeliers, blind tasting is a way to study the typical characteristics of wine or j...

New Scientific Study Shows that Rats Can Effectively Blind Taste Wine - VinePair

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Damon Albarn, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and over 1,000 artists release silent album to protest UK copyright AI laws — NME Hans Zimmer, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Billy Ocean and Radiohead’s Ed O'Brien have also gotten involved

Damon Albarn, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and over 1,000 artists release silent album to protest UK copyright AI laws - NME

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This must be the place: the rise of single-vineyard wines — The Guardian The wine zeitgeist is that place is now more important than time, but labelling bottles as hyper local is not as trainspottery as it sounds

This must be the place: the rise of single-vineyard wines - The Guardian

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Half marathon world record shattered: Jacob Kiplimo becomes first man to break 57 minutes — The Athletic The half marathon world record now begins with a 56. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda took a whopping 48 seconds off the previous record Sunday morning at the 2025 Barcelona Half Marathon, clocking 56:42 to be...

Half marathon world record shattered: Jacob Kiplimo becomes first man to break 57 minutes - The Athletic

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IWSC Drinks Supermarket of the Year 2025: Results Revealed The UK's top supermarkets gathered in London on 13th February to hear the results of the inaural IWSC Drinks Supermarket of the Year Awards. Find out which supermarkets scooped the seven awards on off...

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Wine Society freezes hiring and ditches investment plans after Budget tax raid — The Telegraph Organisation faces an extra £5.5m in taxes this year as a result of Labour’s policies

Wine Society freezes hiring and ditches investment plans after Budget tax raid - The Telegraph

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15 Winemakers to Watch in 2025 — VinePair words: Published: illustration: Despite the ever-growing challenges confronting the wine industry, each year an enthusiastic, innovative new crop of producers steps up, eager to move the category forw...

15 Winemakers to Watch in 2025 - VinePair

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John Surtees: Legendary racer and first to take world titles on two and four wheels — MCN: Motorcycle News John Surtees 1934-2017 After growing up around motorcycling, Surtees caught the racing bug as a teenager and went on to become the first man ever to hold world titles for both motorcycle and car racin...

John Surtees: Legendary racer and first to take world titles on two and four wheels - MCN: Motorcycle News

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Why you may soon be swapping your English chardonnay for a solaris — The Times and The Sunday Times So long, chardonnay and pinot noir — and hello to solaris, sauvignac and johanniter. Drinkers are being urged to try English wine made from disease-resistant varieties of grape in the face of threats ...

Why you may soon be swapping your English chardonnay for a solaris - The Times and The Sunday Times

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Dogs could be the saviour of global wine production threatened by disease — The Telegraph Research found English Springer Spaniels were able to detect mealybugs and leafroll that can devastate grape harvests used for fine wines

Dogs could be the saviour of global wine production threatened by disease - The Telegraph

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Ripe for the picking? Irish wine on the up – but ‘nobody will retire rich’ — The Guardian Global heating has made conditions more favourable for growing grapes – and finding the right variety is key

Ripe for the picking? Irish wine on the up – but ‘nobody will retire rich’ - The Guardian

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Why French winemakers are buying up huge swaths of land in Southern England — Euronews Huge investment in English Sparkling wine is coming from a place where no-one is ever likely to buy it: France.

Why French winemakers are buying up huge swaths of land in Southern England - Euronews

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Sadly the end of the Sherry

Expert Editorial: How Climate Change Is Disrupting the Microbial Foundations of Winemaking Preserving the hidden ecosystem that defines wine’s unique character  By Aria Hahn, Ph.D. Climate change is rewriting the rules of winemaking,

Expert Editorial: How Climate Change Is Disrupting the Microbial Foundations of Winemaking  - Wine Industry Advisor

A bottle of wine sitting on a table, the label says: SUGRUE bonkers zombie robot alien monsters from the future ate my brain (sur lie) CHARDONNAY MULTI-VINTAGE SOLERA

My new favourite #wine name…

bonkers zombie robot alien monsters from the future ate my brain (sur lie)

#EnglishWine #chardonnay #sugrue

Missteps by Zuck and Elon have supercharged Bluesky, for sure, but not all things are hopping yet. Here's my modest effort on wine, people in the biz, and/or those who mostly post about it. Sadly, some good names here are barely posting at all. Maybe that will change. #wine

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Good morning all! ☕️

This morning, I have a request.

I’m excited about the pro-EU community rebuilding on Bluesky with so much energy happening here. It’s *perfect* for what we need to be doing in 2025.

Therefore, could you please follow these local pro-EU groups

…and yes, I will make a list.