The final day of the symposium. I pack my bags and catch the minibus for the last time. Most of the day is taken up with the grand tasting. My flight is not until the late evening by which time most of the delegates have departed, so after a pleasant afternoon discussing South African wines [...]
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I slept less deeply last night. My fault. I ended up reading David Mitchell’s compelling “The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet” and consequently my mind is roiling with vivid ukiyo-e imagery of Edo period Japan. In addition, my long sausage pillow is annoying me as I cannot wrap it around my head. Today is [...]
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A good night’s sleep. The room is cheap and simple: just how I like it and I am ready for some Grenache action. The morning session starts and we are divided into “think tanks”. This is the first time I have been part of a “think tank”. I am used to thinking on my own [...]
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Today, I am flying down to Provence for the inaugural Grenache Symposium, where I have been invited as a speaker. Grenache is an “away” grape variety for me, unlike say Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. But there is a stellar cast of speakers the calibre of Michel Bettane, Claude Bourguignon, Randall Grahm, Chester Osbourne, Vincent Avril, [...]
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