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Dip.WSET(Hons) Cert.Ed Working in the wonderful world of wine, beer & spirits but exploring the world of photography, architecture, creativity, art,design,astronomy politics and sport
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johnboyes.bsky.social @johnboyes.bsky.social · Nov 15
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” #sirKenRobinson
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Rosorange: is the latest wine trend here to stay? - The Guardian

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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?
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August 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Have you tried the tequini? It’s the cocktail of the summer - The Times and The Sunday Times

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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...
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July 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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How the humble teapot morphed from kitchen staple to designer icon - The Guardian

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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
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April 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Eddy Merckx: Why 'the cannibal' is the greatest cyclist of all time - Cyclingnews

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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
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April 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Tate Modern at 25: ‘It utterly changed the face of London’ - The Guardian

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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
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March 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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March 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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The long black is the coffee you should order this year (no, it’s not an Americano) - The Telegraph

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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
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March 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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This secret London garden is the perfect juxtaposition of Brutalist architecture and beautiful planting - Gardens Illustrated

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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
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March 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Plumpton College launches the UK's National Competency Framework to elevate UK wine industry - SussexWorld

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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...
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March 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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‘The grapes won’t wait’: Lebanese winemakers fight to survive as war rages
‘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…
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March 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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New Scientific Study Shows that Rats Can Effectively Blind Taste Wine - VinePair

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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...
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February 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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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

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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
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February 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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This must be the place: the rise of single-vineyard wines - The Guardian

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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
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February 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Half marathon world record shattered: Jacob Kiplimo becomes first man to break 57 minutes - The Athletic

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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...
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February 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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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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February 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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February 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Wine Society freezes hiring and ditches investment plans after Budget tax raid - The Telegraph

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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
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February 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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15 Winemakers to Watch in 2025 - VinePair

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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...
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January 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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January 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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John Surtees: Legendary racer and first to take world titles on two and four wheels - MCN: Motorcycle News

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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...
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January 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Why you may soon be swapping your English chardonnay for a solaris - The Times and The Sunday Times

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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 ...
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January 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Dogs could be the saviour of global wine production threatened by disease - The Telegraph

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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
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January 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Ripe for the picking? Irish wine on the up – but ‘nobody will retire rich’ - The Guardian

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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
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January 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Why French winemakers are buying up huge swaths of land in Southern England - Euronews

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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.
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January 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Sadly the end of the Sherry
December 30, 2024 at 6:37 PM