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We also farm iron rich gravels and sands, a promising mix but, as in Bordeaux, prone to podzolization and pans. Deep ripping required.
May 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
We also farm iron rich gravels and sands, a promising mix but, as in Bordeaux, prone to podzolization and pans. Deep ripping required.
The difficult shift from accumulation to pleasure. Nice work, Peter.
Too many seduced by a view or a chateau, when it’s the work of wine, certainly expensive wine, to render the invisible visible. Yours, John , Southend on Sea.
Too many seduced by a view or a chateau, when it’s the work of wine, certainly expensive wine, to render the invisible visible. Yours, John , Southend on Sea.
April 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The difficult shift from accumulation to pleasure. Nice work, Peter.
Too many seduced by a view or a chateau, when it’s the work of wine, certainly expensive wine, to render the invisible visible. Yours, John , Southend on Sea.
Too many seduced by a view or a chateau, when it’s the work of wine, certainly expensive wine, to render the invisible visible. Yours, John , Southend on Sea.
I want to scream.
April 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I want to scream.
We had a Dachshund bitch for 10yrs:- she spent her life anchored to my side; insisted on being carried home from walks; freaked big dogs out; but, notably, was a relentless scavenger. The adorable cockroach of the dog world.
Valerie the dachshund is found safe and well after 529 days on the run on South Australian island
Valerie the dachshund is found safe and well after 529 days on the run on South Australian island
Rescuers on Kangaroo Island say they are ‘overjoyed’ after the dog walked into one of their traps
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April 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
We had a Dachshund bitch for 10yrs:- she spent her life anchored to my side; insisted on being carried home from walks; freaked big dogs out; but, notably, was a relentless scavenger. The adorable cockroach of the dog world.
Essex full of surprises.
2m v.light gravelly soil over extremely active clay. Pichon-like.
2m v.light gravelly soil over extremely active clay. Pichon-like.
April 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Essex full of surprises.
2m v.light gravelly soil over extremely active clay. Pichon-like.
2m v.light gravelly soil over extremely active clay. Pichon-like.
Enjoyed the detail contained in these soil sample tests. This was for a site in the UK.
April 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Enjoyed the detail contained in these soil sample tests. This was for a site in the UK.
Frost season upon us
April 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Frost season upon us
Improvements at individual chateaux just seem to stabilise the 1855 Classification. Things may change if/when they fracture into smaller terroir units.
April 7, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Improvements at individual chateaux just seem to stabilise the 1855 Classification. Things may change if/when they fracture into smaller terroir units.
Pierre Duroché visits Danbury to talk Pinot Noir and Arsenal.
April 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Pierre Duroché visits Danbury to talk Pinot Noir and Arsenal.
Cramming wine podcasts lately, and so many sound like Burgundy Bingo:
‘whole-bunch’ ‘delayed malo’ ‘medium toast’ ‘native yeast’ ‘reduction’. Just recorded a podcast myself and was only ‘Seysses’ short of a full house.
‘whole-bunch’ ‘delayed malo’ ‘medium toast’ ‘native yeast’ ‘reduction’. Just recorded a podcast myself and was only ‘Seysses’ short of a full house.
April 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Cramming wine podcasts lately, and so many sound like Burgundy Bingo:
‘whole-bunch’ ‘delayed malo’ ‘medium toast’ ‘native yeast’ ‘reduction’. Just recorded a podcast myself and was only ‘Seysses’ short of a full house.
‘whole-bunch’ ‘delayed malo’ ‘medium toast’ ‘native yeast’ ‘reduction’. Just recorded a podcast myself and was only ‘Seysses’ short of a full house.
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For anyone that would like to see the first 30 pages of my book, Wine & The Food of Asia, there's a pdf link on my website here: www.richardhemmingmw.com/portfolio
April 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
For anyone that would like to see the first 30 pages of my book, Wine & The Food of Asia, there's a pdf link on my website here: www.richardhemmingmw.com/portfolio
I do struggle with unexamined makeshift categories like ‘industrial’ ‘minimal intervention’, particularly when they’re used as a pejorative prop to legitimate individual preferences.
March 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I do struggle with unexamined makeshift categories like ‘industrial’ ‘minimal intervention’, particularly when they’re used as a pejorative prop to legitimate individual preferences.
Finished Mallorca’s GR221. Mountains, olive trees and ‘fuck the rich’ graffiti. Magical.
March 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Finished Mallorca’s GR221. Mountains, olive trees and ‘fuck the rich’ graffiti. Magical.
30km hiking across the Tromuntana and they only take cash..
March 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
30km hiking across the Tromuntana and they only take cash..
Pre-plant. The baseline materiality of production. 75% smectite. Blue weathered to brown. Fissuring in the top 20cm.
March 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Pre-plant. The baseline materiality of production. 75% smectite. Blue weathered to brown. Fissuring in the top 20cm.
My first and only LinkedIn message - funeral directors. If they take broadcast silence as a cue then surely it’s one cue too late.
March 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
My first and only LinkedIn message - funeral directors. If they take broadcast silence as a cue then surely it’s one cue too late.
Some hilarious lines, then the serious thesis that wine communities are diffusing under the pressure of bloated plain sight.
March 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Some hilarious lines, then the serious thesis that wine communities are diffusing under the pressure of bloated plain sight.
Excellent work from Gavin, again. A table to ponder.
March 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Excellent work from Gavin, again. A table to ponder.
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Here's your weekly dose of wine news, lovingly curated from around the internet by yours truly. www.vinography.com/2...
Wine News: What I'm Reading the Week of 3/2/25
My weekly troll through all the things published online in the world of wine. Collected in one handy reading list for you. Your one stop wine news shop.
www.vinography.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Here's your weekly dose of wine news, lovingly curated from around the internet by yours truly. www.vinography.com/2...
Spiralification. 15yrs of sap flow preservation
March 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Spiralification. 15yrs of sap flow preservation
Last night’s trophies. Few dents in the Lafon. Decanter needed to prise the LP from its shell. Colin was the favourite.
March 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Last night’s trophies. Few dents in the Lafon. Decanter needed to prise the LP from its shell. Colin was the favourite.
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Here’s your starter for producers, professionals, and personalities in English wine.
Let me know if I’ve missed you!
Let me know if I’ve missed you!
January 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Here’s your starter for producers, professionals, and personalities in English wine.
Let me know if I’ve missed you!
Let me know if I’ve missed you!
February 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM