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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Crikey. Antinori practically introduced me to Italian red wines. And then I never looked back. Now I’m looking back. 😢 Thieves steal 30,000 bottles of wine worth €5m in Italy, reports say www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Thieves in Italy steal 30,000 bottles of wine worth €5m, reports say

The heist at the Florence-based winery is believed to be one of the largest thefts of its kind in Italy.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Down Under, wine gets complicated. Shiraz isn’t really from Shiraz, Busby brought half of Europe in a suitcase and the Aussies have been bending the rules ever since. Severn cracking Ozzie wines, plus mon incroyable illustration! No sunscreen required. ♥️🇦🇺🦘🍾🍷

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Fortunately it’s way past 5 o’clock, even here. Negroni with an English/French gin twist. Orange-tastic. 🧡🍊

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Blackbook’s 2018 Nightjar: old Essex Pinot Noir with the lights turned down way low. Cherry, forest floor, spice and autumnal forest floor seduction. Eight years squirrelled away in my cellar have done unspeakably good things to this bottle. Pour slowly. Prepare to swoon. Oof. 🫦

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Sebastian Wocker @havivo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The 2026 Autumn edition of the Hampstead Village Voice will be on the shelves of local newsagents tomorrow 15th September 2026! Support the magazine and become a patron here: www.patreon.com/cw/HAVIVO

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Tesselaarsdal Pinot Noir 2018, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. Berene Sauls’ beautifully evolved Pinot with haunting delicacy: wild strawberry, sour red cherry & rose petals with forest floor & gentle spice. Silky, savoury & wonderfully persistent. South African Pinot at its most ethereal. Get in! ♥️🇿🇦🍷

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Fergus McKee @fergusmckee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I would argue that Postecoglou was the one that actually achieved something - against odds that would have unacceptable to other managers. Poch's main failing was a reluctance to take anything other than the PL or CL seriously. Still, it would have been nice if either had been backed properly.

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Ange Postecoglou Lifts Europa League Trophy for Spurs

Alt: Ange Postecoglou Lifts Europa League Trophy for Spurs

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

‘Drinking well now’ is not the whole story, but it’s a great start. Mature Tempranillo brings red fruit, cedar, tobacco and gentle spice. The tannins have mellowed beautifully. Like many of us of a certain age: less vigour, more charm.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Saffer Syrah - punchy, spicy and obviously alcoholic at 14% - the booze pronounced on the nose and at the back of the throat 😕 - however stood up well to an aged, very juicy bacon, cheeseburger at Magnum in Edinburgh. A really lovely, historic resto off the main crazy drag of the Fringe.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A ‘Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds’ Grenache Blanc from the mighty Ridge. If you can get hold of a bottle of this in UK, enjoy but maybe in a few years time when #BinHead can more so control space/time. Super youthful but bit of a big old banger. Mensch. Stand aside Slow Cooked Spiced Duck Legs! 🦆

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Mrs Vin de Plume is raising money for a charity close to our hearts, #ActionForME, via a sponsored 25K walk in the Chilterns this Sept. I’ll be Team Captain & Chief Navigator - or we’ll likely never see her again, such is her dire lack of navigational skills! 🥾🧭🤓 www.justgiving.com/page/beatrix...

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Beatrix's fundraiser for Action for M.E.

Help Beatrix Clark raise money to support Action for M.E.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Lightly bbq’ed asian pomfrit and a sensational deeply delish chardonnay from a very cool climate in Oz. 👍🏼

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

When in London, Greek temperatures call for Greek wines - particularly on the epic eclipse of the sun evening. I tend to think of Liatiko as a cheeky kid brother of Xinomavro. This one’s an absolute banger and superb value for money - first simply squirrel it away in the cellar for a year or two.💋

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This is the late, great Roy Martin’s 2016 Single Estate Chardonnay from ‘Côte de Crouch’. 10 years young and only just hitting its stride. Lean, fresh, gloriously fruity and still fizzing with energy. English Chardonnay? Ready to rumble. 💋👍🏼

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Very similar to drinking a melted cherry icicle. 🍒🥶 Def taking a wine bullet for the team on this one. 🪖 Perhaps my palate is just getting a tad too old for this utter silliness? Send help! ⛑️

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Damn this is such good juice! Who says England, nay Norfolk, cannot make age worthy Pinot Noirs? Lots of life left in this precoce. Just entering its tertiary phase. Baked cherry, smoke ham hock and a smidge of liquorice. In a wine, it’s sublime.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Essex Chardonnay. Cambridge windmill. Burgundy soul. Gutter & Stars’ Daylight Upon Magic 2020 somehow turns an unlikely postcode into something decidedly Meursault-esque. Hazelnut, buttered brioche and ripe orchard fruit glide over a seam of taut acidity. Yummy yummy!

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Finally some sensible analysis on a bit of a shit film. Honestly, it’s like the establishment film/wine critics who are concerned if they don’t play along with the latest blockbuster release then they won’t be invited to the next release of a film/vintage. Sad.😟 www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

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I thought Nolan’s Odyssey was an epic bore. If you want Greek myths brought to life, try the thrill of opera!

Composers from Purcell to Birtwistle have created passionate dramas inspired by ancient Greek stories – and none of them require you to sit through three hours of solemn spectacle without an interval

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Apparently some wines whisper? This very youthful Xinomavro quietly shouts. Black forest cherries, a teasing lick of liquorice, savoury complexity and enough character to fill a Greek amphitheatre but without the tragic last act. The whole shebang in a bottle. Bravo Apostolos Thymiopoulos. ♥️🇬🇷🍷

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A proper Saffer stalwart. This Meerlust red 2020 has blossomed after a rather wondrous five days open - supple, silky, savoury and deliciously drinkable. Sometimes the best decanter is simply time. ♥️🇿🇦🍷

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Broken pieces. Beautiful poetry. Brilliant theatre. A Shattered Mosaic is my daughter Jess Clark’s captivating one-woman show at #CamdenFringe - a moving, witty and heartfelt journey through modern life. #DameEmmaThompson is already a fan. You could be too. ♥️ 🎭 camdenfringe.com/events/a-sha...

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A Shattered Mosaic – Camden Fringe

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

An ultra banger. Go there. At England summer temperature it’s an oof. In a very good way. Got to love Levantine Hill. Yah.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

And yet, on the upside, it’s home grown tomato season!

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Which wine would you pair with this Argentinian flag? I’m thinking.. a white, watery, warm wine that lacks conviction when put to the palate. Oops that could be an English still wine.. COYS! Come on you Spain!! ♥️🇪🇸⚽️

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

A classic, ‘I’m having what she’s having’ evening din dins in the garden. With a wonderfully elevated, very fine Fiano and some beautifully bbq’ed sea bream. Heaven. ♥️🐟

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Pipistrel bats for England! ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

"There's no market for reviews of wines under £5!" I was told by a Decanter writer. So I wrote one. Lovely wine, and just a few pennies over four quid. Reader, I bought the entire shelf. Torres Viña Sol, Limited Edition, 2025 cambridgewineblogger.substack.com/p/torres-vin...

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Torres Viña Sol, Limited Edition, 2025

A reliable Spanish summer white on markdown

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

He's still much better at sports than he is at presidenting. #FIFA-Fiasco

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Praise be to The Wine Society for providing a perfectly adequate Greek rosé for a ‘school night’. Thems were the days. Ngl the wine has a touch of the boiled fruit pastels about it but in a semi-decent kind of way. Dry, refreshing and rather calming after that crazy Argentina v Morocco game.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

‘Wine bar’ takes on a bit of a new meaning at the Calgary Stampede. With a surprisingly approachable wine list too. Go Canada!! ♥️🇨🇦

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A grim wine. Sorry but far too everything including jam.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Kicking Horse in Golden, BC, has been a real eye opener. Heights, bikes, writes/rights and whites* (as in water rafting). *Fortunately my family do not mind getting occasionally wet. What a fantastic and seriously beautiful country Canada is. ♥️🇨🇦

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The Canadian Rockies Vin de Plume adventure begins with some beautiful Banff beer, a balanced Washington/Okanagan GSM, sliver of Lake Louise and a magnificent Elk. Got to love Canada. A very fine country indeed! ♥️🇨🇦🍺🍷🫎🏔️🦅

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

This RdD arrives like a Spanish bulldozer driven by a slightly tiddly Mariano Garcìa - loud, confident & unconcerned with his usual subtlety. 😉 Brimming with balanced acidity, dark fruits, spice & slight oak, it grabs this lamb shank by the scruff of the neck & refuses to let go. Yumminess.👍🏼 ♥️🇪🇸🍷

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Albariño: vino with more passports than a secret agent. In 🇪🇸 Galicia it kisses the Atlantic, in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kent it has an acidic accent & in 🇺🇾 Uruguay it dances to a different beat. Crisp, zesty, saline, tropical or floral - few grapes adapt so brilliantly while keeping their Albariño soul. ¡Gracias! ♥️🍋🍏🗿💎

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Sebastian Wocker @havivo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Come and buy my books at a properly independent bookshop! Keith Fawkes, Hampstead, London. Failing that, get it on @Amazon Books : amzn.eu/d/0hTmvjB3 #goodreads #books #recovery #addiction #celebritystories

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Can you imagine being Bill Greenwood way back in the day? An Essex wine hero. C’mon England!💪🏼

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

In a word.. bless. The English Pinot Noir makers are coming. Apparently. Just need some riper summers and less cola on the palate. Good effort though. And a new, way more refined yeast. C’mon on England! ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🍾🍷

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Much as I love wine. And I do love wine.. anybody like a Negroni?! 💪🏼 Here’s a twist: The Negrorange 🍊 It’s a Negroni that spent a fortnight on the Amalfi Coast & returned claiming vitamin C is a lifestyle. Equal parts Tanqueray, Cocchi, Campari & fresh squeezed OJ. With 3 dashes orange bitters.💥

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David Round MW @davidroundmw.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I think we need a month-long campaign of getting everyone to make a big effort of encouragement by liking and reposting maybe a dozen or more posts a day. And following a few more people. It might create a virtuous circle of more activity and engagement being rewarded.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

A v good indeed Saffer Sauv Blanc reminded me that prejudice is no substitute for tasting. Comando G’s Rozas 1er Vino de Paraje 2019 brought the grace and poise of Sierra de Gredos. And then some. Finally, Roger Groult’s 12 year old Calvados Pays d’Auge provided a fabulous finale.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Scotland v Haiti? Oh really?! I expect a complete invasion by the Scots of the Haitian territory. 4 nil or I’m a Dutchman. ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️ PS I’m very Scottish from the waist down.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Anybody else aghast-ish at the Brazil v Morocco World Cup game? Not I. Equally challenging wine countries and yet Morocco are the absolute bangers. Early days and all but very much loving Syrah du Maroc Tandem 2017.. as an early learner. ♥️🇲🇦🍷

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

A red wine infuriator that arrives with the confidence of a Beirut nightclub owner and departs with the charm of a Parisian poet. 😂 Clearly a banger.💥 Thoughts? 💋

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Tbf the bandwidth of 2026 WC is a bit extreme and so far we’ve not had much ‘pretty’ football yet. First impression are that Mehico know the words to their national anthem. 😀 Sing along. Sing a song. Sing up!

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Deep, dark and seductive, this is liquid velvet. Black cherry, blackberry, wild mountain herbs, cedar and a whisper of woodsmoke. Richly poised, it delivers ripe fruit, savoury spice and earthy complexity to a long, caressing finish. Ooer! Beside tender slow-roasted lamb, it was irresistible. 🇫🇷🍷🐑

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Daniel Lambert @daniellambertwines.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Today I did an interview for a national paper for Brexit 10 years on, and I am sure you’ll see it soon enough. However at the end of the interview I was asked where would the UK be in 5 years from now. My answer was simply until the elephant in the room is addressed fully, worse off and poorer.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

My four favourite photographs from the Old Vine Conference exhibition. Old vines simply refuse to die. Empires collapse, currencies fail, hairstyles come and go, yet these gnarled old veterans keep pumping out grapes. Which one, if any, is your favourite photo? I’m edging the Milky Way one. 🌌🍷🌠

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