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After small-batch gins and craft beers here’s the next big thing: sake
22 October 2018 by Rebecca in Classic Wine Library, Wine and spirits
Sake is about to hit the big time as it becomes the latest drink adopted by today’s trendsetting urbanites. After years spent languishing in the doldrums, sake’s popularity has grown to such an extent over the last decade that UK wine specialist Majestic recently added three premium sakes to its range, and it is even being produced outside of Japan. (Read more)
Nick Faith remembered, by Anthony Rose
18 October 2018 by Rebecca in Classic Wine Library, Wine and spirits
Affectionate memories and thoughtful assessments of Nick Faith’s life have been duly posted in a host of obituaries paying tribute to the qualities that made Nick such a great journalist and author, and to his legendarily sociable, gossip-laden, complex personality. So here I’d like to confine myself to a few reminiscences of my own. (Read more)
Coming up rosés – an interview with Elizabeth Gabay MW
12 October 2018 by Rebecca in Classic Wine Library, Wine and spirits
Elizabeth Gabay has been in the wine trade since 1986. She has written about and lectured on rosé wines extensively, and has judged at Decanter’s annual World Wine Awards as well as at many other competitions, including the Mondial de Rosé, the Guide de Vins de Provence and for magazine panel tastings for Decanter and Drinks Business. (Read more)