{"id":10774,"date":"2014-11-14T22:42:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T22:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=10774"},"modified":"2014-11-14T22:42:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T22:42:41","slug":"a-week-as-a-wine-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/a-week-as-a-wine-writer","title":{"rendered":"A week as a wine writer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hush Heath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So what does a week as a wine writer consist of? It’s hard to say. Every week is different. There’s travel. Attending tastings. Writing articles to deadlines. Lunches. Dinners. It all depends.<\/p>\n

This week? It began on Monday with a day clear to write, and then dinner with Ryan and Michael at The Remedy, which I have reported on in this week’s blog post<\/a>s.<\/p>\n

Tuesday was another clear day f0r writing (I have a few pressing deadlines, including a project writing a monograph on screwcaps, and a commission to write about new world sparkling wine). But I had to head into town late afternoon for a tasting with Tim French of Fortnum and Mason, He’s a super-talented wine buyer, and he has put together an epic list of own-label wines. Some real stunners.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday I headed down to Hush Heath Estate<\/a>, a serious producer of English sparkling wine based in Kent. It’s a lovely place and the wines are really good. Then, early evening, I met with Felipe Tosso of Vina Ventisquero to taste some of the new-wave Chilean wines they are making, including impressive bottles from Attacama<\/a>, in the far north.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday, I worked at home in the morning and then headed into town in the afternoon. I had a meeting with Katie and Dean of Nomacorc, which we held in the Tate Modern espresso bar, followed by a meeting with the fabulously smart and engaging Laura Catena to discuss the science project I am doing with them, after my visit to Argentina last week. Then early evening I took part in a Google hangout with Helena Nicklin, Robert McKintosh and Brancott winemaker Patrick Materman. It was my first Google hangout, and I liked it a lot, although bandwith issues crept in a bit.<\/p>\n

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Hambledon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And today? I headed down to Hambledon Vineyard<\/a> in Hampshire, to check out what they are doing. I was really impressed by the vision of Ian Kellett, who is making some stunning wines and has the vision to propel English sparkling wine into the mainstream. A seriously impressive operation.<\/p>\n

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Ian Kellett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That’s my week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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