  Feature Archive
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| Languedoc, France's New World |
Month: 11 2003 |
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Three times the size of Australia's vineyard and beginning to flex its muscle.
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| Viognier - The new Chardonnay? |
Month: 09 2003 |
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Peachy, apricot, honeysuckle, blossom, and much more.
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An often-forgotten region producing some superb wines.
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It's not just for Grandma at Christmas! See our feature and learn more about Sherry's fascinating production and route to market.
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| Fancy Fizz |
Month: 02 2003 |
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Feeling flat? Need a pick-me-up this cold February? Why not treat yourself and your loved one to a bottle or two of bubbly, particularly when there are so many good offers everywhere.
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 Winter Warmers |
Month: 12 2002 |
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Christmas is upon us. The weather has taken a dramatic turn for the worse. What better excuse to shut the curtains, crank up the fire and spend the evening enjoying a filling supper, washed down with a suitable bottle of wine?
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| Riesling - Love it or loathe it? |
Month: 10 2002 |
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Which side are you on? Very few people sit on the fence when it comes to Riesling; most of us either take it or leave it. Despite being a classic grape variety capable of producing a multitude of wine styles, some of which have the ability to age for several decades, Riesling is overwhelmingly unfashionable.
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| The Northern Rhône |
Month: 09 2002 |
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From Vienne to Valence, a distance of about 70 kilometres, the vineyards of the northern Rhône hug the banks of the river as it heads towards the Mediterranean. Producing rich and powerful reds and aromatic whites, this region is a wine-lover's paradise.
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| Phylloxera: Scourge of the Wine Industry |
Month: 07 2002 |
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What is it? What did it do? How was it eradicated? What can it still do today? Find out the answers to these questions and more in our feature this month.
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| Keep it in the family: Vinous Inheritance |
Month: 06 2002 |
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Some of the best wines in Europe come from family-run estates. What is the secret behind the success of the wine dynasties?
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| Ancient and modern: Sicily strikes back |
Month: 05 2002 |
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Wine has been made on Sicily for nearly three millennia, but is only just making a name for itself with adventurous international quaffers.
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| Stuff of legends: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc |
Month: 04 2002 |
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This month Quaffers® comes face to face with New Zealand's Sauvignon Blanc phenomenon.
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| You say Garnacha, I say Grenache: so what's in a name? |
Month: 03 2002 |
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Rioja wouldn't be the same without Garnacha; Châteauneuf-du-Pape can't get by without Grenache. Quaffers® digs the dirt on this influential grape variety in March 2002.
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| Fire and Ice |
Month: 02 2002 |
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As hot as fire, as cold as ice: Quaffers® investigates wines which are cooked or frozen to enhance their unusual characteristics.
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| Way Out West: the Brave New World of Western Australia |
Month: 01 2002 |
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Allow Quaffers® to transport you from the northern winter to the great southern summer and wines of Western Australia.
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 Christmas pudding! |
Month: 12 2001 |
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Cheer for Christmas when Quaffers® hosts a wine and dessert matching event as an excuse to taste seasonal tipples.
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| Seasons of mists: a very English harvest |
Month: 11 2001 |
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Quaffers® takes you to three different-sized English vineyards to find out more about their involvement in the UK wine industry. |
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| The secret charms of Chenin Blanc... (October 2001) |
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 The secret charms of Chenin Blanc... |
Month: 10 2001 |
| Sweet, dry, still, sparkling: the versatility of Chenin Blanc knows no bounds. Quaffers® examines this rather under-rated grape in its many guises in our monthly feature. |
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| A funny thing happened on the way to quaff... (September 2001) |
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| A funny thing happened on the way to quaff... |
Month: 09 2001 |
Ever wondered about what happens when you decide to put together a guide book to drinking wine in one of the world's great cities?
Read the story of Quaffers® London in our new feature! |
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| In the pink: International Rosé (August 2001) |
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| In the pink with International Rosé |
Month: 08 2001 |
| Oft-maligned, rosé wines tend to be linked with summer and excluded for the rest of the year. This month we have another look at how rosé is made, and what to expect from examples of it from around the world. |
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| Beyond Bordeaux: Quaffers® en vacances in SW France (July2001) |
| Beyond Bordeaux: Quaffers® en vacances |
Month: 07 2001 |
 Quaffers® goes on a summer jaunt through the South-West of France, on the lookout for the wine regions which are frequently overshadowed by big brother Bordeaux.. |
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| Chile: A study in splendid isolation (June 2001) |
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| Chile: A Study in Splendid Isolation |
Month: 06 2001 |
| Find out more about the fascinating wine paradise of Chile in the Quaffers® monthly feature. We give you an overview of its wine history and the geographical advantages which make it the ideal place to grow grapes.. |
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| A whiter shade of pale: classic white wine grapes (May 2001) |
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| Red Alert! 4 classic black grape varieties (April 2001) |
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| RED ALERT! |
Month: 04 2001 |
| Quaffers® has decided to launch its new monthly feature with notes on what to expect from four of the best-known red wine grape varieties in the world today. |
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