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  • Jasper Morris MW explains Burgundy's myriad lieux-dits
  • Tea and Wine - Andrew Jefford compares and contrasts
  • Rod Phillips considers how our wine appreciation may differ later in life
  • Michael Steinberger asks if wine critics can survive the Internet
  • James Halliday argues the case for screwcaps
  • Bob Campbell MW profiles Neil McCallum of Dry River
  • Burgundy 2006
  • Rich Reds
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  • Brunellogate: Image or substance, truth or dare?
  • New President of Saint-Emilion Wine Council
  • Hugh Johnson OBE wins 2008 Honorary Award from the Challenge International du Vin
  • Ecole du Vin et des Terroirs
  • Jonathan Malthus buys Vieux Château Mazerat
  • IMW / VDP Wiesbaden Tasting Trophy and Bursaries
  • Inaugural wine auction in Hong Kong
  • Pétrus Tasting and Pétrus Golf Competition
  • Grosser Ring VDP Mosel-Saar-Ruwer centenary
  • Krug Clos d'Ambonnay 1995 to be released worldwide on May 1

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