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Recent interview with David MacDonald, owner of Bladen Winery in Marlborough, New Zealand.

nospam@example.com (Fred Walters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:18:21 +0100

Christine and Dave MacDonald - Owners of Bladen Winery

Pioneers of the Marlborough wine growing region. Dave and Christine were one of only eight vineyards in the district in 1989. How things have changed!

1. Which is your favourite wine out the Bladen range? That’s a tough question…… Of course we like all our wines as we make them to suit our own palate This vintage however, I think my favourite wine is the Gewurztraminer. It was fantastic fruit on the vine and

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Hard to Find Wines Magazine Edition 1 out now!

nospam@example.com (Fred Walters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:08:49 +0100

As the summer months ascend upon us we have some great wines featured in this, our first, Hard to Find Wines Magazine. So you may be asking ‘have we decided to stop selling wine and start a magazine?’

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Corks Pop As UK Wine Wins Industry Gold

nospam@example.com (Fred Walters) — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:53:13 +0100

English winemakers have hit an all time high and critics say it's time we tried our native wines. Bob Lindo of Camel Valley spent 20 years cultivating his victorious vineyards in Cornwall and he's just won the UK's first ever gold medal in the International Wine Challenge - the Oscars of the wine world.

"Every time anybody in the English wine industry wins something it's good for everybody," he said. "We all gain and it raises the profile of English wine in general."

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Wine Show Defies Downturn As Attendance Holds Up

nospam@example.com (Fred Walters) — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:48:03 +0100

The London International Wine Fair and its counterpart spirits exhibition Distil last week attracted their second-highest audience ever. Although the visitor numbers were down by 7% from last year's attendance at just under 14,000, the event was described as "excellent" by its organisers.

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