Somm to Somm: An interview with Restaurant Pine’s incredible Vanessa Stolz:
I get to know Vanessa Stolz, sommelier and front of house at 1 Michelin Star Restaurant Pine in Northumberland.
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Harry Ballmann
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Organics in England with Kristin Syltevik of Oxney Organic Estate
When it comes to visiting vineyards across Britain, you'll often find they're not always the most accessible places to visit. Most of the...
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Harry Ballmann
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The life of an affineur; we get to know Nick Birchall.
We wanted to introduce you to a close colleague of ours, Nick Birchall of Cheese Shop Nantwich. We’ve been working with Nick since we...
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Harry Ballmann
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Two Terroirs - An interview with Justin Willett of Tyler Winery & Lieu Dit
During a very exciting portfolio tasting last month, I sat in a masterclass which dove deep into the vastly different terroirs of...
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Harry BALLMANN
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A chat with Masterchef Pro finalist, Yann Florio
At Cépage, we've worked with Yann a number of times, conjuring decadent, world-class wine and food pairings for private clients which...
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Harry BALLMANN
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A chat with Vandelay Radio's Dare Balogun about his journey into wine
I first met Dare on a politics trip to Kraków in Poland, coming up to 7 years ago now (how time flies...). We both sat in opposite isle...
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Harry BALLMANN
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"In Vino Veritas" - Becoming acquainted with a future English wine icon, Hundred Hills
After a splendid afternoon wandering around the vineyard of Hundred Hills, situated deep in the Stonor Valley, Henley-on-Thames, I became...
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Harry BALLMANN
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Getting to know Monchiero
Through the eyes of Luca Monchiero we can gain an insight into the region and the traditional ways of crafting Barolo wines.... Only...
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Harry BALLMANN
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An interview with Fabien Daviaux of Champagne Chavost
As you probably know, we love Champagne Chavost at Cépage, and we're happy to shout about it. They don't make very much, so we're lucky...
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Harry BALLMANN
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We get to know Busi Jacobsohn, the new English winery on the block...
A lot has been said about Sussex based Busi Jacobsohn in recent weeks, most notably from Victoria Moore in The Telegraph, and high praise...
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Harry BALLMANN
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Winemaker Interview: Samuel Guibert, Mas de Daumas Gassac
Cépage speaks to the owner and winemaker of the 'first growth of Languedoc' estate, Mas de Daumas Gassac, Samuel Guibert about all things...
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