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...Then medieval images, some of them 12th century, pictographs incised into the lava: figures surfing the billows; sailed catamarans; dances and slaughters....
...Great-value superior ruby port. 20% El Benito Pasada NV Manzanilla £11.99 Waitrose Four-year-old light, dry, delicate sherry from Sanlúcar de Barrameda supplied by Emilio Lustau....
...In this masterful account by Robinson, a south-east Asia specialist at UCLA, the killings receive the comprehensive, scholarly treatment they have long needed....
...Naturally sweet Marcarini 2015 Moscato d’Asti This is the anytime wine, feather-light and refreshing but, in this case, from a fine source. Demonstrates how much tax we pay on stronger wines....
...Email: duncan.robinson@ft.com Twitter: @duncanrobinson...
...This is difficult, but probably Gili Lankanfushi in the Maldives, the rustic chic suites in the middle of the ocean are the ultimate Robinson Crusoe experience....
...“I’d like to make Welsh ham to rival Ibérico. The Welsh have an amazing tradition of ham-making,” he says. As a child his family kept two or three pigs each year for slaughter....
...She’d forgotten she’d sent it and had gone off travelling but eventually she realised I wanted to import her entire first vintage, the 1990 – all 100 cases.”...
...Mid-ruby. Absolutely classic mature rioja nose with a mixture of stewed strawberries and animal mulch (not quite manure!). Manages to be both sweet and refreshing – no excess of alcohol....
...For a slightly lighter, creamier chocolate dish, I’d choose a strong, sweet wine that had been aged many years in barrel....
...I’d been lucky enough to enjoy a slightly similar retrospective tasting put on in London in the 1980s and the 1908 was every bit as glorious as I remembered it....
...“We’re predominantly a UK business, but we’d like to do more abroad. With the uncertainty in the eurozone we don’t know when that would be....
...Wine online For picks under £10 see www.ft.com/robinson More tasting notes on Purple pages of JancisRobinson.com...
...One can see why Val McDermid said that she wished she’d written it....
...Will Collioure save the vineyards of the ruby coast, even if Banyuls passes from favour? If singularity can ensure survival, the answer is yes. Jancis Robinson is away …………………………………………………………….....
...14.5% £9.95 The Wine Society Ch d’Aussières, Blason d’Aussières 2007 Corbières 40% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Carignan....
...Stephen Webster, the prominent jewellery designer and creative director of luxury jewellers Garrard, says he has noticed “bankers and hedge fund guys, not the people you’d expect” taking to them....
...‘Andrew Jefford’s Wine Course’ (Ryland, Peters & Small) was judged Best Drink Book 2010 at the Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards Jancis Robinson is away...
...Very rewarding. £39 Jeroboams ………………………………………………………… Strong and sweet Sainsbury’s, Ruby NV Port Drink 2009-2011Completely ridiculous price for a rich essence of three-year-old Douro wine....
...African Age: 53 Company: Westpac Sector: Banks Location: Australia 3-year TSR: 12.2% A few years ago, Gail Kelly described to a Melbourne newspaper the moment she realised the career for which she’d...
...Timothy Alexander Walton, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. Richard Lapper: This is a good question and it is not easy to answer....
...Finest Reserve Port Marks & Spencer £5.99 Great value even at its regular price of £7.99 for a wine from Taylors that, with its dry finish and scent of olives, is definitely a cut above an average ruby...
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