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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I really couldn’t hope for a more inspirational view while writing my chapter on viticulture in Beaujolais. The vineyards of Morgon in the foreground, those of Fleurie behind

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Zin has a reputation as a grape that makes hedonistic but simple wines. A tasting of Ridge’s Lytton Springs put that myth to bed in conclusive fashion. 1976 might not have been on top form, but 1989 was singing. The sweet spot was around the 15-year mark. Astounding wines, with depth & vibrancy.

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This 👇 – send Bezos a message...

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Bloody hell. David Lynch, RIP. Farewell to and idiosyncratic movie genius who ploughed his own furrow

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

If you thought all Beaujolais Nouveau was ephemeral here-today, trash-tomorrow, think again. I tasted around 30 Beaujolais Nouveaux at home with the help of Tamlyn Currin (a thoroughly delightful tasting companion - and I’m not just saying that because we mostly agreed) & we found plenty to excite

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Those people that did not vote for Trump are going to have to get active otherwise you're going to get Vance in 4 years. That is very bad for the planet. #politics #USA #climate

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

It’s got to be anchovies (salted, of course).

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

A big, sarcastic 'thank you' to the tosser who nicked my debit card details & racked up nearly £2k's worth of spending on Vinted on Christmas day. Secondary thanks (also sarcastic) go to my bank, which has acknowledged the theft but has yet to refund me, leaving me overdrawn for the foreseeable

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Wishing you all a wonderful day, wherever you are, whoever you are with and whatever your beliefs...

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Our pre-Christmas break in adorable Dorset, featuring Barty (how much is that schnauzer in the window?) and a generous squeeze of Lyme (Regis)

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Skeleton Claw @skeletonclaw.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I posted the last version of this too hastily. I wasn't satisfied with the art so I added more yeast. Now I think I'm done with it.

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 30/11/2024

Words To Live By Number 141

Embroidered text on white background in old fashioned font that says ‘Thou shalt not judge, because thou has fucked up in the past also.’

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Burgundy week arrived early this year, with tastings given by Gregory Patriat and David Gleave for Boisset, and Matthieu Mangenot and Cyrille Jacquelin for Albert Bichot. All keen to talk about the value of lesser-known appellations: some of the wines were truly delicious and relatively affordable

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FPL General @fplgeneral.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I read somewhere that reposts are important here as there's no algorithm If you see a post you like, find useful, funny etc. get in the habit or reposting if you were used to just liking on X The more often the good stuff gets shared, the better our timelines will be

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Inevitably the same people who lost their shit over Starmer receiving a free concert ticket are now losing their minds because he turned down free membership of a golf course.

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TiffyToes @tiffytoes.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hey friends! It’s great you’re here but to make this place work… you have to Post! Haha, let’s see those pets! Let’s hear about your favorite show! Anything at all.

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

So good to see many of the people I most enjoyed following on Twitter have now flown the coop and migrated to this site...

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

A (very) small selection of some of my faves from today’s tasting of new-release Rhônes from Thorman & Hunt. Some delicious whites from a fresher-than-recent-averages vintage, and cool, sinewy, peppery Syrah 💕

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Almost. Almost. Almost ready to pull the plug on my Twitter account. Should I do it?

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

Only been in Hungary for a couple of hours, but I’m already tasting blind (and failing dismally - apparently I can’t tell the difference between Hungarian Furmint and Slovakian Furmint - the shame of it 🧐😂). Ah well, fail again, fail better next time!

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 28/08/2023

Another fab day in Beaujolais, centred around Brouilly & Cote de Brouilly, with cameos from the vignerons of Blacé, most notably rising star JB Bachevillier of @domainedemontjoly, seen here demonstrating differences between limestone-rich Pierres Dorées & redder granites. Great geek labels too!

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 27/08/2023

I do love me a good food market. This one, in Villefranche-sur-Saone was buzzing on a Sunday morning. Unsurprising, really, given the quality of the food (and it’s affordability when compared with prices in the UK). I wanted to buy everything I saw (shame I’ve got no kitchen to cook in here…)

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Natasha Hughes @natashahughesmw.bsky.social · 26/08/2023

When is a (Beaujolais) Village not a Village? When it comes from the village of Lantignié. On the basis of geology and the quality of the wines I tasted today @domainefredericberne, this is a Village that thoroughly deserves to be recognised as a Cru in its own right #beaujolais #cru

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