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Posts by Simon J Woolf

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Is Domaine des Miroirs Worth the Money? I bought a bottle of the Jura's most hyped wine to find out

"You want to spend how much?" asked my girlfriend incredulously...

themorningclaret.com/p/why-is-dom...

12 hours ago 1 0 0 0

Exactly. Let's just call it piss wine and be done with it 😂

2 weeks ago 3 2 1 0
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Don't ******* Call it Skin Contact! Why are some people pathologically unable to use the term orange wine?

“People will think they’re made from oranges.” The normally unrufflable @simonjwoolf.com gets just a teeny weeny bit ruffled about orange wine.

2 weeks ago 9 1 3 0

Who's in for one of the last two places?
Set to be an amazing week filled with discussion, reflection, learning, conviviality, space for your thoughts, amazing food and wine.

2 weeks ago 4 0 0 0

Finally 😂🥰
It's just wine at the end of the day.

3 weeks ago 2 0 0 0
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Geeks Go Wild in Galicia Three friends, fourteen bottles, the Nerdometer and the Crushometer.

Lighthearted vicarious fun this week... and introducing my newest wine rating scheme: the Nerdometer™ and the Crushometer®.

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1 month ago 6 0 0 0

It really was a pants article.
Barely understandable.

1 month ago 2 0 0 0
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The Truth About Vegan Wine Get ready for a shock if you thought you were drinking ethically

I tried to answer the question, how do you really define vegan wine? It's nothing like as easy as you might think. So I asked the experts.

themorningclaret.com/p/the-truth-...

1 month ago 8 1 0 0
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Zero Zero Bordeaux Essential additions to my 2025 Wine Guide, as the region tries to redefine claret

"The CIVB’s marketing includes entertaining advice for French speakers on how to pronounce and differentiate claret from clairet with clarette offered as a phonetic guide to how ze eenglish massacre the former. If native speakers struggle, God knows how the rest of us will manage." @simonjwoolf.com

2 months ago 6 1 2 0
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2 months ago 2 0 0 0

Stop me if I'm being dense here, but this is a photo from a bar in France (still in Europe, still using the metric system last time I checked).

So more normal would be 100ml or 125ml?

2 months ago 0 0 3 0

140ml is a weird glass size! Never seen that before....

2 months ago 1 0 1 0
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All podcasts be like:

2 months ago 4 0 0 0

QUIT X.

Remaining on that platform even as an unused username supports its legitimacy.

You do not need it. Deactivate your account.

2 months ago 26 4 7 2

Here here.

It astounds me that politicians still use it as a kind of official channel.

2 months ago 3 0 2 0

Indeed it is!

2 months ago 0 0 0 0

Thank you Jamie!

2 months ago 0 0 0 0
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Residential Writing Course with Simon J Woolf Spend a week in the beautiful Slovenian countryside working on your writing

Calling all wine and food writers, professional or aspiring.

I'm hosting a residential course on non-fiction writing this May.

We'll be based in a beautiful location in the hills of Vipava, Slovenia.

Full details & how to book:

themorningclaret.com/p/writing-co...

2 months ago 12 3 2 2

Hell yeah

3 months ago 1 0 0 0

Agreed.

3 months ago 1 0 0 0

Goodness! Sincerely hope the operation went well and there will be some Christmas cheer soon, to make up for this little drama.

3 months ago 2 0 1 0
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The Last Topic I Wanted to Write About But every wine lover needs to consider what the future holds

I felt I couldn't ignore this topic any longer. I promise more seasonal cheer in next week's post!

themorningclaret.com/p/the-last-t...

3 months ago 3 0 1 0

Why post if you're not going to name and shame? is it anything well known?

3 months ago 1 0 1 0
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A drink with... Inventor Michael Pritchard MBE - Decanter Inventor Michael Pritchard MBE reveals how his latest creation accelerates the ageing process of wine – and what this means for consumers and producers.

I was a bit shocked to see that Decanter sort of approved this product. Sort of . . .

www.decanter.com/wine/a-drink...

3 months ago 3 0 3 0

I'd love to work for them as a copywriter.

"Fed up with fresh, young wines? Vinalchemy will oxidise your juice to shit within seconds"

"Want to drink something old and tired? Vinalchemy will transform any good wine into vinegar"

3 months ago 3 0 1 0
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@janetrad.bsky.social I thought you'd like this:
vinalchemy.com

3 months ago 4 0 2 1

Guessing the former, but who knows!

3 months ago 2 0 0 0
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How could you not trust this marketing?

3 months ago 1 0 0 0

Stuff like this has been peddled for quite a few years now. Praying on the "contains sulphites" wording and the stupidity/fear of most consumers I guess....

3 months ago 2 0 1 0
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Can Wine Change Your Life? How one bottle changed mine on two occasions

Can wine change your life? I believe it can, because one bottle did just that for me, on two occasions.

My story is published here - free for all to read:

themorningclaret.com/p/can-wine-c...

3 months ago 12 3 1 0