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Wine with Leslie Williams: Bottles from the Loire Valley
Wine with Leslie Williams: Bottles from the Loire Valley

As promised a few weeks ago, I’m giving over my column to the Loire Valley, a region I have holidayed in regularly since 1994.

Sat, 06 Jul, 2019

Good tasting wines to try before the summer is out
Good tasting wines to try before the summer is out

The Dog Days are over to quote Florence and the Machine (who will be at Electric Picnic this year, as will I - of which more next week).

Sat, 22 Aug, 2015

Wine: Colombelle L’Original, Plaimont, Cotes de Gascogne 2013
Wine: Colombelle L’Original, Plaimont, Cotes de Gascogne 2013

Terroir is one of those frustrating French terms that is beloved of winemakers and wine-writers but remains little understood by most of the wine-buying public. 

Sat, 25 Oct, 2014

Domaine des Grandes Espérances Sauvignon Blanc
Domaine des Grandes Espérances Sauvignon Blanc

THIS week I want to write about a wine region dear to my heart that is hardly known in Ireland, despite the fact that it is the nearest wine region to Ireland — the Loire Valley.

Sun, 10 Mar, 2013

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