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Mike Matthews welcomes the arrival of Mo?t & Chandon's Argentinian fizz

Published:  21 May, 2014

Mo?t & Chandon's first venture outside of France goes all the way back to 1959 where the then president of Mo?t, Count Robert Jean de Vogüe, along with oenologist, Renaud Poirier, identified  Argentina's Mendoza district of Agrelo as the ideal spot to create Moët & Chandon's first winery outside of France.

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Mike Matthews on the wine wonders to be found in Eastern and Central Europe

Published:  24 March, 2014

When I first started my career in wine, some 19 years ago, the realisation that a Central or Eastern European wines could potentially become a respectable, premium commodity would almost seem a joke! Apart from the classic Hungarian Tokai or Bulls Blood, if you could find them, there really wasn't a great deal to shout about.

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Wine Rack to unveil new look store concept on November 7 in West Byfleet

Published:  05 November, 2013

The new store concept for Wine Rack is to be officially unveiled on November 7 in West Byfleet, Surrey when owners, Conviviality Retail, open the doors to what it hopes will be a new retail wine offer to high street wine buyers.

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Mike Matthews: Why we should take a leap of faith into the unusual

Published:  11 October, 2013

I'm someone who searches for the unusual when it comes to wine. I like to champion those producers and countries that generally struggle to get a sniff when it comes to gaining recognition for precious shelf space.

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