Ben welsh@Fbwelsh
Joined October 2011
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vieilles vignes wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

vieilles vignes

I clicked over another year the other day. Another one of many, and it got me thinking. We live in an ageist society. No doubt about that. The young feel no one takes them seriously – ‘surely, afte…

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1931, a vintage year wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

1931, a vintage year

 “Once again a cold and rainy year. August was a disaster, September cold and rainy. The wines are green, acidic and harsh. The same is true for the Sauternes which are light and acidic.” It w…

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Three wine tastings outside Sydney, NSW wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

Three wine tastings outside Sydney, NSW

Forgive me, I’m a bit behind. This was supposed to come out in March and we’re already halfway through April. The month of March started with Avalon wine’s first official wine tasting. It was held …

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GABA daba do wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

GABA daba do

I listened to a podcast the other day. It was both fascinating and alarming. As you know, I like a drink, and I suspect that you do too if you’re reading this blog. Well, get ready for this: If alc…

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ignoble intentions wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

ignoble intentions

The Bordeaux region is home to some of the world’s most celebrated and expensive red wines*. The famous five – Chateau Margaux, Chateau Latour, Mouton Rothschilde, Lafite Rothschilde and Haut…

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I’m dreaming of a rosé Christmas wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

I’m dreaming of a rosé Christmas

Rosé is all the rage at this time of year. Bottle shops abound with the stuff and wine lists are growing ever longer and more expensive – Bert’s now lists a Côtes de Provence for $590 a bottle, but…

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Twitter layoffs: Elon Musk reportedly fires team responsible for tackling misinformation - #twitterandout time to leave theguardian.com/business/liv…

Twitter layoffs: anger and confusion as multiple teams reportedly decimated - as it happened

Thousands have lost their jobs, including the human rights team, according to reports from the media and former employees

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Tastes like chicken wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

Tastes like chicken

I’ve just come back from a family reunion in France. Every day, for just over a week, between 12 and 20 of us ate, drank and were merry. We took turns to do the shopping and cooking. A daily shop c…

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Proud to be part of this great initiative, congratulations Paul and Carolyn, all profits go to Buy a Brick to find accommodation for older women facing homelessness
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pod cask wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

pod cask

The Covid pandemic led to another global outbreak, a plague of podcasts. I’m hoping there’s room for one more, about wine. I wouldn’t call myself an avid podcast listener, but it strikes me that al…

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what’s in a name, or label? wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

what’s in a name, or label?

I promised I’d write about the wines I enjoyed over my birthday, but sadly, none of them really stood out. So instead, here is an exploration on the power of labels, inspired by one particularly go…

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The Gini in the bottle wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

The Gini in the bottle

You don’t see much mention of the Gini Coefficient, and certainly not in articles about wine, so why am I bringing it up? The election, because your vote is likely to send it one way or the other. …

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A treatise on turtles wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

A treatise on turtles

If you are lucky enough to encounter an adult seaturtle be sure to acknowledge her. Take a bow, doff your cap, curtsey, or, given the fact you are probably underwater at the time, tap your mask in …

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French lessons wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

French lessons

I’ve just returned from five weeks in France where my days were structured around two key moments, noon and six pm. I was there to spend some time with my 90 year-old father (who is doing remarkabl…

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John Mearsheimer on why the West is principally responsible for the Ukrainian crisis economist.com/by-invitation/… from @TheEconomist economist.com/by-invitation/…
Australia records its worst ever score on anti-corruption index after decline to match Hungary’s #scomolegacy theguardian.com/world/2022/j…

Australia records its worst ever score on anti-corruption index after decline to match Hungary’s

Transparency International says poor performance due largely to failure to establish federal anti-corruption commission

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shall i compare the to a summer Rosé? wineunder20lifeover50.com/20…

shall i compare the to a summer Rosé?

For the last two weeks I’ve been afflicted by covid-19 so I haven’t been drinking. I simply haven’t felt like it, and on the odd occasion when a sense of duty has led me to open something I’ve ende…

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