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LIQUID STEEL
12 Apr 2002 From mother’s ruin and the stews of Hogarth’s London, to Dorothy Parker and style bars, gin has always been a spirit shot through with imagery. But how much substance is there...
LET'S PUT ON THE SHOW RIGHT HERE . . . .
24 Apr 2002 The 21st London International Wine & Spirits Fair is almost upon us, and this year it’s all change, as the fair heads east to take up residence at ExCeL in London’s...
NO GOING BACK
01 May 2002 Embroiled in economic turmoil, winemakers in Argentina are dealing with ever-increasing problems of supply, labour, distribution and revenue. So are they choosing to slash their output, prices or marketing budget, or...
SYSTEMS MAKING SENSE
08 May 2002 The recent recognition of umami as the fifth taste has stimulated further research into the range and sensitivity of the human palate. So how exactly are people’s wine tasting capabilities determined...
PRICE FARMERS
15 May 2002 Garage wines operate outside the mainstream investment market, and while these small-scale Bordeaux wines have enjoyed huge success in the Far East, they have attracted criticism and suspicion closer to home....
STRAIGHT TALKER SCOOPS COMMUNICATOR TITLE
20 May 2002 The choice of Matthew Jukes as IWSC Communicator of the Year may raise a few eyebrows among the experts, but as Barbera Scalera reports, his no-nonsense approach and huge media success...
GRECIAN TURNS
29 May 2002 It was the ancient Greeks who introduced the Romans to wine. Over two millennia later, some believe that the world is about to experience a Hellenic comeback. Joanne Simon encounters an...
THE WINE TRADE AND THE EURO: FRIENDS OR FOES?
06 Jun 2002 Though the fate of the euro in the UK is still in the balance, it is now a reality in most of the EU. But what impact will it have on...
2001 BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR: BACK TO THE FUTURE?
12 Jun 2002 Two months ago, Robert Parker and a group of Britain’s leading merchants warned the Bordelais that unless en primeur prices came down, the market could collapse. So have prices fallen sufficiently,...
RALLYING CALL
19 Jun 2002 ‘Drinks distributors, retailers, importers and marketers of the world unite.’ It may not be the catchiest call to arms, but the recent International Federation of Wines and Spirits seminar in London...
