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Marks & Sparks’ wines top Gold table in International Wine Challenge gongs

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KEEP your eyes peeled on the supermarket shelves for a new raft of medal winners which have impressed judges in the International Wine Challenge. A total of 184 gold, silver and bronze medals have been awarded to supermarket own-brand wines, with Marks & Spencer trouncing the competition picking up 73 gongs, more than twice as many medals as […]

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Mcguigan Torode lunch Hunter Valley

John Torode creates new semillon wine with McGuigan

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I’ve found my new favourite wine, Hunter Valley semillon from Australia, with the help of one of the UK’s most popular chefs,  Masterchef’s John Torode. John has joined forces with chief winemaker Neil McGuigan from McGuigan Wines to work on a special project Vine to Glass. They have made a new limited edition Hunter Valley Semillon together

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McGuigan Shortlist Chardonnay, 2011, Adelaide Hills

Winemaker Neil McGuigan talks of his passion for the wine industry

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Jane Clare speaks to Neil McGuigan, the IWSC Winemaker of the Year in 2009, 2011 and 2012. Where did you first develop a passion for wine? My passion for the wine industry began a long time ago due to its diversity – it is a mix of agriculture, logistics, marketing, selling, running a business and much

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Support your independent wine merchants if you can

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It’s always nice to know that people read my wine columns. I know, because occasionally people get in touch with me. Here is an email from Deiniol ap Dafydd, the managing director of  www.blasarfwyd.com The note reads: “Enjoyed your ‘Raise a Glass’ article again today, but had to smile that you were promoting Bruno Paillard

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John Torode's green curry barbecue chicken with matching Mcguigan wines.

Celebrity chef John Torode speaks of his love for food and wine

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Celebrity chef and Masterchef presenter John  Torode has created an exclusive recipe collection alongside McGuigan Wines, with winemaker Neil McGuigan offering wine pairing suggestions. To mark the collection, John Torode answered some of my questions about wine and food.   The questions and answers ….

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