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“To offset the Corkage Fees”

What's gone wrong at English winemaker Chapel Down? The Grocer⁩ Few alarming assertions in here, such as: Chapel Down remains “the only profitable English wine company”, Carter points out… thegrocer.co.uk/finance/has-th…

ARRRRGGGGHHHHHH. FUCK OFF

And people say a wax top is a pain.

Quick update on the MW exams. OR. Quick bit of travel writing on the Norfolk Coast Path. Whichever you’re more interested in. open.substack.com/pub/dnkrbywine…

Shall I list all 500 pubs in town? Too many decent places in Norwich.

Do you want to come and help pick grapes at Flint Vineyard ? We’re looking for some local harvest pickers to start ASAP as we’ve got loads to do quite quickly. It’s paid work, and it will be 8am starts for the next few weeks on Bungay. Send me a quick DM if you’re interested.

Next Wednesday, we’re hosting an English Wine Tasting (tasting kits still available!). Which of these grapes are not going to be featured in the wines? - Seyval Blanc - Chardonnay - Bacchus - Merlot - Pinot Noir - Pinot Noir Précose - Albariño - Pinot Meunier

Interesting lineup!!

Massive and overly-complex round of wine duty hikes is absolutely shite for both the wine biz, and wine drinkers in the U.K. Bastards.

Same. But for the entire hospitality industry.

What the Budget means for wine businesses and drinkers, a thread. Rishi Sunak's weird alcohol tax reforms sought to take advantage of new found freedoms when the UK had left the EU. Heavily informed by a report funded by anti-alcohol think tank the Institute of Alcohol

Someone was asking about producers doing Vin de France instead of their AOC recently. Can’t remember where. This is a white Merlot, Vin de France from Chatwau Picoron in Bordeaux.

The hardest thing about writing, actually, the hardest thing about anything, is consistency. Do something well once, great, well done, give yourself a pat on the back. Doing something well consistently is much harder. newsletter.dnkrbywine.club/p/consistency-…

Reason to still check Twitter on Boxing Day