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Former wine critic - turned wine producer (le Grand Noir K'AVSHIRI), industry analyst (Meininger's), consultant (Moldova)

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Olga Patlyuk @olgapatluyk.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
"I don't want a holiday, I want dad near me." #FreeUkrainianPOWs 📷Telegraf Yan Dobronosov
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I’m a Trump biographer and a Musk biographer. And I’m telling you...the latter is harder. Elon does more abominable things daily than Trump. By a lot. He’s a firehose of horror, and I’m finding it extremely hard to keep up with his malevolence. He’s truly the worst person I’ve ever written about.
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Elon Musk Faces Fury Over Support for Jailed Fascist Leader
The billionaire urged British authorities to free the anti-immigration activist.
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Shawn Hennessey ☀️🍷 @sevillatapas.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Hmmm… Barbra Streisand Effect? I probably wouldn’t have seen this cartoon had it just been allowed to be published in the WP as l don’t subscribe. Today it’s popped up in my feed about ten times from different sources.
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🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖˡᵉˢˢ ᵁˢᴬ @indyrefugee.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Bluesky’s algorithm shows me posts by smaller accounts — many of whom I might never see but want to follow — instead of the same five people over and over and I love that very much.
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Mark Shaw @markshaw1.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Not too worried about being allowed to post this here. Elonia doesn't control Blue Sky. www.cbc.ca/news/world/e...
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Germany accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence its election with endorsement of far-right party | CBC News
The German government accused U.S. billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany party, even though...
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Stanley @steeleyestan.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
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Irritated Llama @irritatedllama.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
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Jim Budd @jymbudd.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
So why is the Uk imprisoning climate change protesters often on trumped up charges?
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Chris Hewitt @chrishewitt.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
I don’t know why that’s worrying. That’s well over half.
A headline saying “‘Worrying’ 40% of Scottish pupils passed maths”
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
This remains, and I say this advisedly, one of the best exchanges I have ever seen on social media
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🦋𝘙𝘩ₒ𝒏∂𝔞 @rhondasrealm.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Happy Christmas to the 600 or so of you who've found your way to this more pleasant place. Hopefully, next year that number - and more importantly, the number of people on this platform - will have grown a LOT. I very much doubt Muskland is going to become any more agreeable any time soon
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Richard Hemming @richardhemming.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
As usual, thought-provoking and insightful from @robertjoseph.bsky.social in Meiningers: www.meiningers-international.com/wine/opinion...
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Devil's Advocate: Is Choice Paralysis Responsible for Slow Wine Sales? | Meininger's International
Robert Joseph wonders whether having a wide range of bottles to choose from – a situation that appeals to every wine enthusiast – is contributing to wine losing its appeal. Reading time: 5m
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Finland gave every homeless person a house and within 6 months 85% had a job and were financially independent. Less crime, less hospital visits, less suffering and even including the cost of the house, LESS COST than the UK/USA method of abandoning them on the streets.
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Giles MacDonogh @gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
What the Muscovite thinks of Britain: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Elon Musk's curious fixation with Britain
The tycoon has changed his tune when it comes to the UK - and there are clues which help to explain why.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
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Bring back Erasmus+ and youth mobility in Europe
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Watch this. It will make you smile. Guaranteed! www.instagram.com/reel/DCsj720...
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The news cycle has a limited attention span and other things have been going on... but let's not forget that Georgians have been protesting for nearly 2 weeks now www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024...
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Photos: Thousands rally in Georgia’s 12th day of pro-EU protests
People demanding a new vote and return to EU integration gathered in Tbilisi for the 12th consecutive day of protest.
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cheryl1878.bsky.social @cheryl1878.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Here's a treat: 20 year-old Bob Dylan's first ever recording - playing harmonica for all he's worth on a Harry Belafonte track. Thanks to BBC R4 Add to Playlist for introducing me to it bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... open.spotify.com/track/5ZOcgv...
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
If you have any interest in art and the way it is discussed, please watch this. www.instagram.com/reel/DCtvs6N...
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the papillae cowboy @ridesmith.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Whatever was in these bottles, others with the same labels were produced from different grapes elsewhere in Soviet Union, including a 'wine factory' near Moscow. Much used the now obsolete 'Russian Continuous' system www.leclubdesvins.com/topic/other-...
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Other methods - Le Club des Vins - International
Asti Method Must is stored at 0 degrees Celsius until needed, to retain freshness When ready, the yeast is added in a pressurized tank, so fermentation can start. The must is warmed up till 18-20 degr...
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Jim Budd @jymbudd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Why don't you have #Bluesky as an option on your web page for this petition?
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
XXL transport containers: Two huge #Roman wooden barrels in an outstanding state of preservation, found in Xanten. Both had a capacity of approx. 1250 l and were used to transport #wine from the Mediterranean region to the Lower Rhine. They were recycled for lining wells.1/2 📷me 🏺 #archaeology
The photograph, taken within a museum setting, depicts two remarkably well-preserved Roman barrels of substantial size.  They appear largely complete, with the exception of their upper sections.
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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
UNESCO calls a special session due to the situation in Lebanon.
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Tragic!
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I am in Tbilisi, though not on the streets. But I have friends who are bravely protesting Very scary times
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Giles MacDonogh @gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Georgian Nightmare: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Georgians risk serious injury and jail in fresh pro-EU protests
More than 300 people have been arrested and police are accused of using unnecessary force on the streets.
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Giles MacDonogh @gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Things must be getting bad for the Russians in Syria: they are accusing the Ukrainians of supporting the rebels.
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Godless Gardener @godlessgardener.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
More bad news for the Muskrat. This is going to be a huge hit to his already ruined social media site. I love this for him.
thelondoneconomic.com
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
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Jane Anson @janeanson.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Adored doing this podcast with historian Jerry Brotton, final episode of his brilliant series What’s Your Map podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/w...
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Vintage Cartography: Mapping the World of Wine with Jane Anson
Épisode de l’émission · What's Your Map? · 04/12/2024 · 32 min
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Giles MacDonogh @gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
So do I answer you: The pound of flesh which I demand of him Is dearly bought; ’tis mine and I will have it. If you deny me, fie upon your law: There is no force in the decrees of Venice. I stand for judgment. Answer: shall I have it?
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
A long morning blending a gastronomic K'AVSHIRI Georgian rosé with Vladimer Kublashvili,using co-fermented Saperavi-Mtsvane, direct-pressed, barrel-fermented Ojaleshi, some Aleksandrouli, and air-dried Aladasturi bled from a qvevri after 24 hours.
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Watching TV in Georgia. The coverage is pretty much the same every night. The mood of the protests is youthful and generally non-violent. But the military police with the face coverings that only reveal their eyes never become less forbidding
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
As spotted in a shop window in Kutaisi, Georgia: a patriotic, pro-EU Santa, silently offering his support to the thousands of anti-government protesters a few streets away.
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Gavin Quinney @gavinquinney.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Rather grand to be sandwiched in between quotes from the owners of Château Lafite and Le Pin in the FT.
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
For a Briton used to seeing his countrymen using the cross of St George as a nationalist-anti-European symbol, it is surreal to be here in Kutaisi, Georgia's 3rd city, where protesters firmly associate *their* flag with being fervently pro-EU.
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The MAGA Trigger @magatrigger.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Religion does NOT belong in our schools! Agreed? ✋
An illustration showing a metaphorical “large high wall” separating “Church” and “State.” On the side labeled “Church,” buildings resembling places of worship are captioned “Religion goes here.” On the side labeled “State,” there are government buildings and a public school labeled “Science goes here.” The top of the image displays the text “BUILD THIS WALL.”
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Sounds like a couple who’ve written a letter to the Telegraph about how they can only go skiing once a year because school fees have gone up
My hand holding a jar of Tesco Finest ‘Alphonso Mango & Apricot
Chutney’. I didn’t subsequently buy the jar of chutney, I only took this photo of it for comedy purposes. I do this quite a lot in supermarkets and it annoys my partner.
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Edward Lucas @edwardlucas.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Just a reminder that December 1st is the 100th anniversary of the failed Bolshevik putsch in Estonia. Well worth watching this terrific film to mark the occasion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0bY...
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Cormac (Bee guy) @jagungal.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Wine and renewable energy? Sounds pretty good to me!
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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
I hope more people, especially politicians wake up to the fact that Liberal democracy is under serious threat all over the world. The forces that drive the fascist right are inequality and a loss of agency and security. If we don't address this in the UK they could take power.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This is your daily reminder that this really did happen.
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Wine Thinker @robertjoseph.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The mood in Tbilisi (at least among the ppl I've talked to) is grim www.politico.eu/article/ex-m...
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Ex-Man City footballer set to be next Georgian president
Former striker Mikheil Kavelashvili is an outspoken critic of the West.
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God @thegodshow.com · 24/11/2024
Been thinking a lot lately about that episode of Parks and Rec where Leslie and Tom have to rebrand fluoride in the water as TDazzle in order to get the public to support it.
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Miles Beale @milesbeale.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Bourbon, Scotch and chips 🇬🇧🇺🇸 www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/... #freetrade #tariffs #FTA @telegraphnews.bsky.social @tonydiver.bsky.social @wstauk.bsky.social @scotchwhisky.bsky.social
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Whiskey wars: How bourbon and Scotch could become Trump’s bargaining chips in British trade talks
New tariffs could be imposed on wines and spirits under the president-elect’s plans to boost the US economy
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Kate Masterofwhine @masterofwhine.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Goooood morning everyone! 🫠
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