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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

Apparently the gin is a terroir gin. Here’s the blurb. Sone wine peeps mates are quite excited about this potion. I’m def warming to it.

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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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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Highly recommend this with it next time round.

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Illuminating rather brilliant article which reminds me of my own potted history of the Dom and Great British Bottles! Dom P was not quite the don we are led to believe he was..

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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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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 · 02/09/2026

Hi Tom, hope you enjoy Tarragona and do look into Pliny The Elder’s wine influencing on behalf of the mighty Roman Empire!

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It’s had a major naming rights upgrade. Lake Epstein Files. 😂

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

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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 · 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

Btw the critics and audience went nuts. Standing ovation. All of that and more. This theatre critic compared Jess Clark’s The Shattered Mosaic to.. Fleabag!! How totally fucking incredible is that? So, so proud of my wonderful daughter Jess.

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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 · 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

Technically these are sunglasses - aren’t they?! #Porro ♥️🇪🇸⚽️

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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 · 21/07/2026

Ah ha ha! Likely due to the grapes grown at the relatively high altitude of plus 400 meters? Hello Mont St Victoire.. cheeky cin cin and fabulous views. Or the addition of Cabernet Sauvignon into the blend just to wang off the pink brigade? 🥀🌹💓 Tbf a very good party format in a jerry. Yummee.

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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

Post match English fizz. A great result for England. Tbh I rather fancy our chances against either Argentina or Switzerland.

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

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

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Vin de Plume @vindeplume.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It’s ‘all’ here if you squint a little!Even a Syrian wine which was vinified in Lebanon. And a very beautiful Israeli wine. Make wine not war.

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

Actually I love proper Soave - in weird and wonderful settings such as Calgary Stampede’s ‘Wine Bar’. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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

Why? What’s the problem? Always good to expand your skill set. Footballing isn’t forever is it? And yet this..

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

Inspired by Count Binface’s recent near-miss, I’m considering standing as The Incorkigible Vin de Plume. Policies inc: - Every 3rd Tuesday: water into wine. - 24/7 hotline for Brits suffering from: * Corked wine * Rellies bringing Blue Nun, The Mother-in-Law or Personal Fermentation to din-dins.

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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

A bonus animal. Canada invents animals for lools. 😉

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

That superb photograph calls for a cooling beer from Canada. With some added deep bitterness should you be a’sheltterin’ underneath that tree.

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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

Two side wines this evening. One on song, one not. Which one’s which?!

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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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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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