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In memoriam: Steven Spurrier

31 March, 2021

Helping us through Lockdown

28 January, 2021

’Tis the Season for Cream Sherry!

10 December, 2020

Sherry: Raise a glass together

14 October, 2020

Important Reminders

3 September, 2020

It’s ‘En Rama’ Time!

26 May, 2020

Never Wait for that Special Occasion

28 April, 2020

Eat, Drink and Be Sherry No 5

15 April, 2020

Eat, Drink and Be Sherry No 4

26 February, 2020

Ben Howkins Takes a ‘Real’ Look at Sherry

23 January, 2020

WINTER SHERRY

5 December, 2019

EAT, DRINK AND BE SHERRY NO 4

25 October, 2019

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Over the course of this year, our Vinosity contri

Over the course of this year, our Vinosity contributor Jason Tesauro @themoderngent will be wending his way through the grape alphabet and tasting 26 varietal wines from Aligoté to Zweigelt. He'll begin his first ‘Grapetionary’ with a trio of whites (A, B, C) from France, Portugal and Italy.

Your homework: seek out these and other indigenous obscurities/curiosities, and report back to us. Post your finds with #grapetionary. Between you, Jason and our other Vinosity readers, who knows how many of those 1,368 we can tackle!
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What are your favourites starting with the letter A, B, C?

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Aligoté is a pre-phylloxera Burgundian mainstay, it lost its perch when Chardonnay took-off on grafted rootstock. Left behind in the Grand Cru dust, Aligoté was mixed with local cassis to make Kir cocktails in the early 1900s. But fans remained. Bourgogne Aligoté earned appellation status in 1937, and in 1998 one Côte Chalonnaise village went all-in and promoted Aligoté to its own appellation with strict yields: Bouzeron. Recently, a group of producers and devotees founded an Aligoté advocacy group: ‘Les Aligoteurs’. Aligoté is also gaining popularity in Eastern Europe.
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Read the full article on Vinosity. Link in bio.

This competition is now closed.
Our author Hugh J

This competition is now closed.
Our author Hugh Johnson writes about wines but also about trees, gardens and gardening. His delightful new anthology, Sitting in the shade has just been published by Mitchell Beazley @octopus_books_ To celebrate the release of Hugh’s new book, we are giving away to a lucky winner a copy of Sitting in the shade and a copy of his recently republished wine book, The Story of Wine.

To Enter:
🍀FOLLOW @academieduvinlibrary and @octopus_books_
🍀LIKE AND SAVE this post
🍀TAG a friend who loves wine and gardening

The giveaway closes at 11.59pm BST on Sunday 11th April, the winner will be announced in our IG Story.

Good luck!🍀🍀🍀🍀

The books are available to buy:
📗Sitting in the Shade: A decade of my garden diary by Hugh Johnson, published by Mitchell Beazley, £17.99
www.octopusbooks.co.uk

📕The Story of Wine - From Noah to Now by Hugh Johnson, published by Académie du Vin Library
Link in bio.

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Viking in the Vineyard by P

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Viking in the Vineyard by Peter Vinding-Diers
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‘One of the world’s most interesting winemakers’ – Forbes
‘The godfather of wine and adventure’ – Eben Sadie

Peter Vinding-Diers is a Danish aristocrat turned roving winemaker, who on escaping his studies at the Sorbonne one summer, found himself on Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune, suddenly besotted. His first foray into wine took him to the Cape (via a quick turn parachuting into war-torn Vietnam), where he learned vineyard ways and wine science. Next came a dazzling decade in Bordeaux, where his pioneering exploits began to catch the world’s attention. He then ventured to Bulgaria, Brazil, Spain, Chile and Hungary earning himself the title ‘Flying Winemaker’ (he was one of the first). Along his wine journey, Peter has frequently had to call on his Viking ancestors for help – not least in taming his ‘Montecarrubo’ vineyards on the wilder side of Sicily – but whether by accident or design he has always found himself at the forefront of vinous discovery...

The book includes tributes to Peter from wine legends Anthony Barton (Château Léoville-Barton), Jean-Michel Cazes (Château Lynch-Bages), Hugh Johnson, Tony Laithwaite, Peter Sisseck (Dominio de Pingus), Eben Sadie and Miguel Torres.

We would like to offer you a special saving of £5/$5 when you pre-order Viking in the Vineyard by Peter Vinding-Diers. To get a copy, visit our website and add the coupon code VIKING5 at the top of the checkout page. Link in bio.

Remembering Steven Spurrier. Instagram post 180737

Remembering Steven Spurrier. Instagram post 18073726513271096

Goodbye to Steven

‘A wonderful man.’ ‘Such

Steven Spurrier died, earlier today. He was at hom

Steven Spurrier died, earlier today. He was at home, at Bride Valley, surrounded by family. Steven was a pioneer in wine - a visionary who never lost his passion for new projects, new discoveries and the world of wine. He will always be remembered for founding the Académie du Vin, the celebrated Judgement of Paris and in recent years, the Académie du Vin Library and, together with his wife Bella, the Bride Valley Vineyard in Dorset, England – as well as much else besides. He was also a hugely loved husband, father and grandfather. He will be sorely missed, not just by his immediate family and friends, but by people right across the world of wine. His enthusiasm and love of wine will live on through Bride Valley, the Académie du Vin Library, the relaunched Académie du Vin in Canada and through the work of the many wine makers, wine writers and wine educators he championed.

A memorial will be organised in due course.

9th March 2021

We are thankful to all the wonderful and talented

We are thankful to all the wonderful and talented women who have contributed to our wine books and online magazine over the years. 🥂Raising a glass to all women out there, Happy International Women’s Day! 🥁🥁🥁
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FIONA MORRISON MW, author of 10 Great Wine Families
‘Telling stories is what I love to do best, apart from making and tasting wine of course. It is the way I like to talk about wine, bring people into the life of a winemaker, help them to understand the emotions and the travails of our world and share the magic that is captured in a glass.’
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SUSAN KEEVIL, Editor-in-Chief, Académie du Vin Library
‘I get to read the words of talented authors - writers who capture the complexities of wine so evocatively they make me smile and smile. Then I get to be the one who wraps them up in a beautiful book so they last forever. Meeting with wine authors; talking with wine people, reading, writing, editing, creating… what could be better?’

Today is #worldbookday2021! 🥳Celebrate by brows

Today is #worldbookday2021! 🥳Celebrate by browsing our beautiful wine books @academieduvinlibrary @worldbookdaysocial
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Our Vinosity contributor @robinkickmw counts herse

Our Vinosity contributor @robinkickmw counts herself lucky to taste the 2019 Burgundy En Primeurs.

For many, this past year has been a succession of what might be viewed as perpetual working ‘staycations’, peppered with travel bans and health risks. Living within driving distance of Burgundy has been a saving grace for me. In view of this region’s unusual lack of visitors and tasters, I have been one of the lucky few to be able to make their way to the Golden Slope, and I cannot feel more grateful.
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Read Robin’s article on Vinosity. Link in bio. @academieduvinlibrary

Talking Wine with Steven Spurrier – Favourite Wine

Talking Wine with Steven Spurrier - Favourite Wine Region. Steven Spurrier talks about his favourite wine countries and regions.
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Don’t miss the chance to win a copy of Steven’s memoirs, Steven Spurrier - A Life in Wine. Check our previous post to enter the competition.

This competition is now closed.
We are very proud

This competition is now closed.
We are very proud of our first eight titles and thank you for all your positive feedback and support! We are excited to bring you many more beautiful wine books and we'd like you to be part of our journey. 🛵🍷🍇📚
This week we are giving away 5 copies of our latest publication, Steven Spurrier – A Life in Wine.

To enter:
1. Follow us @academieduvinlibrary
2. Like and save this post
3. Tell us what topics/subjects/stories/regions you would like us to publish in the future?

Good luck! 🍀🍀🍀🍀
Giveaway closes at 11:59pm GMT on Sunday 28th February. The winner will be announced in our IG Story.

Talking Wine with Hugh Johnson. Hugh Johnson tells

Talking Wine with Hugh Johnson. Hugh Johnson tells us how he became a wine writer.
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The Story of Wine - From Noah to Now is available at academieduvinlibrary.com

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