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Everything you need to know about baga

Everything you need to know about baga

Baga has pretty unpromising credentials. The word 'Baga’ just means 'grape', and for most of its history, this tinto grape of northern Portugal has mostly been used for bulk wines, or to flesh out the...

Everything you need to know about baga

Baga has pretty unpromising credentials. The word 'Baga’ just means 'grape', and for most of its history, this tinto grape of northern Portugal has mostly been used for bulk wines, or to flesh out the...

Sulphur in wine

Sulphur in wine

At the risk of rendering you so bored that you want to punch yourself repeatedly in the face, I'd like to write a bit about sulphur dioxide in wine. It...

Sulphur in wine

At the risk of rendering you so bored that you want to punch yourself repeatedly in the face, I'd like to write a bit about sulphur dioxide in wine. It...

Faults, flaws and funky goings-on

Faults, flaws and funky goings-on

Ever wondered about flaws, faults and funky goings-on in your wine? Here's a bit about what they are and what causes them... My favourite wines tend to be those that have been...

Faults, flaws and funky goings-on

Ever wondered about flaws, faults and funky goings-on in your wine? Here's a bit about what they are and what causes them... My favourite wines tend to be those that have been...

Real wine versus industrial wine

Real wine versus industrial wine

When I go off and make wine, my decisions about what to make and who to make it with are guided by a simple idea: that good-quality grapes can translate...

Real wine versus industrial wine

When I go off and make wine, my decisions about what to make and who to make it with are guided by a simple idea: that good-quality grapes can translate...