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Jeroboam - helt rätt flaskstorlek
För att fira återkomsten till Sydafrika efter Sverigesemester, så bjöd vi in den svenska kolonin i Dainfern till kalas. Trettio glada landsmän dök upp, så det var tur att det var knytis. Jag bjöd på...
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The Unusuals Wine Show
Jag har nyligen upptäckt en trevlig liten oberoende vinbutik bara 5 minuter från kontoret, som heter Wine Menu. Den är perfekt placerad för en kort avstickare under lunchen. Teamet bakom Wine Menu...
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Flotsam & Jetsam
Äkta paret Chris och Suzaan Alheit skapade Alheit Vineyards så sent som 2010, men de har redan nått kultstatus, och deras vita vingårdsbetecknade viner säljer slut så fort de släpps. Läs gärna deras...
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Detta är mitt första inlägg under 2017. Det har varit en lång paus. De flesta av mina vinupplevelser redovisas numera på Instagram @patrikriese. Det går snabbt och lätt att lägga upp en bild med några...
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I am a long-time Swedish wine enthusiast, and I have been writing about wine online since 2008. For the past four years I have lived and worked in South Africa, which of course is close to paradise if...
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Indian Wine: Sula Vineyards Rasa Shiraz
The quest to find the very best Indian wines is on. Which bottles will qualify for the top shelf in my wine fridge? Well, let us start with the success story of the market leader, Sula Vineyards.In the...
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Indian Wine Shopping
Shopping for groceries in India is not like in Europe or the US. Most of it happens on the streets at small stalls, or hole-in-the-wall places that would never qualify as supermarkets anywhere else in...
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Indian Wine: Fratelli Sette
This wine, Sette from Fratelli, costs 2000 rupees per bottle, which is over 30 USD. That makes it one of India's most expensive domestic wines, but is it worth it? We will soon find out.Fratelli, which...
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The port has been decanted, Christmas celebrations can begin
I just landed in Stockholm. We are going to celebrate the first Christmas in four years on home soil. I arrived at a fully Christmas decorated house, filled with a lot of holiday spirit already. To...
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Indian Wine: V A Reserve Collection
Vijay Amritraj is an Indian tennis legend. He played during the same era as Björn Borg, and he reached four Grand Slam quarterfinals. He even managed to beat Borg in the second round of the 1974 US...
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Indian Wine: Chandon Brut
Yes, they also make bubbly in India. Chandon, the global arm of champagne powerhouse Moët et Chandon, established themselves in India in 2013. Now they produce three varieties of bubbly in Dindori,...
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