Sophie Thorpe@SVThorpe

Wine and words. Writes stuff @fineandrare and beyond. Views my own.

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Joined July 2012
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'Crown-cap casual and care-free, Pet Nat is a wine to glug, guzzle and gulp,' says @SVThorpe - and it's now standing out on the UK sparkling scene... cluboenologique.com/story/br…

Here comes ‘Brit Nat’, the alternative English sparkling wine

With Pet Nat in fashion and UK wine rising, a ‘Brit Nat’ explosion was inevitable. Sophie Thorpe introduces 5 top British Pet Nat wines to try

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My latest piece for @fineandrare - talking to Marco Pallanti and Lorenza Sebasti about the art and soul of @CastellodiAma: frw.co.uk/editorial/art-and-…
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This is a truly powerful piece of writing. punchdrink.com/articles/time…

It's Time to Decolonize Wine | PUNCH

The wine world's culture of gatekeeping, racism and silence is antithetical to its true spirit. Now is the moment for real change.

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A workout goes to a whole new level when you taste someone else’s sweat. Not in a good way.
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Whatever floats your moat... thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/1… via @teamdb

Nobel Prize recipient to spend almost £3,000 of winnings on Champagne

Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, Sir Gregory Winter, who was named the joint-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry yesterday, has vowed to spend £2,793 of his winnings on Champagne and...

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Too early @Ocado. Way too early.
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Great piece in @punch_drink on the value of age in spirits. Certainly some overlap with wine... (she says, guiltily sucked into buying odd old bottles) punchdrink.com/articles/age-…

When Did Age Start to Equal Greatness in Spirits? | PUNCH

Several years ago, I was invited to an undisclosed bar in lower Manhattan that had just acquired a bottle of single malt Highlands Scotch from the 1960s. I

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That's right, we're back! 12 of the UKs top #independent wine #importers collaborating to bring you a dynamic #trade tasting #event. With a brand new venue and 3 special guest importers; this years going to be bigger and better than ever! #Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dirty…
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Women winemakers - new for 2018 apparently, according to @HarpersWine - because no woman has ever been allowed to touch grapes until now (cos, cooties/the patriarch)
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If this is what winners get, I’ll lose and take the Krug please. thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/0…

50 Cent launches $1,000 Champagne 'for winners only'

American rapper 50 cent has launched his own brand of Champagne "for winners only" with a gold-plated cross on every bottle and a blanc de blancs costing $1,000.

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I can't take any more: 2018, it's time to stop now. bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…

Kirsty Young to take time out from Desert Island Discs

Lauren Laverne will fill in for the presenter, who has the painful condition fibromyalgia.

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Damn it, this piece is just so bloody good – @esther_mobley knocked it out the park: How a California cult created one of the country’s great wineries — and then lost it sfchronicle.com/wine/article… via @sfchronicle

How a California cult created one of the country’s great wineries — and then lost it

California’s strangest vineyard is in the tiny Yuba County town of Oregon House, 70 miles northeast of Sacramento, at an elevation of 2,250 feet in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is called...

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"The key to happiness was simple: abandon your earthly possessions, move to a tropical island, become a nudist, and eat only coconuts" - excellent reading. The Curious Case of August Engelhardt, Leader of a Coconut-Obsessed Cult @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/au…

The Curious Case of August Engelhardt and His Coconut Cult

He believed that eating nothing but coconuts was the ultimate cleanse.

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Ron Washam@TheHoseMaster
12 Jun 2018
And here I thought Parkerization was used for dry cleaning. I am so debunked. Lisa’s piece is well worth a read. I’d give it points, but don’t want to HoseMasterize it.
Robert Parker Wine Advocate@Wine_Advocate
12 Jun 2018
EIC @LisaPBMW debunks the "Parkerization" lie in her latest piece for Wine Journal. winejournal.robertparker.com…
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Alzheimer's Research UK's #ShareTheOrange with Bryan Cranston youtu.be/HvCBSGLD1HA via @YouTube
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Ed Smith@rocketandsquash
4 Jun 2017
I've compiled a London Bridge & @boroughmarket area eating out guide. Please use it over the next days & weeks. rocketandsquash.com/the-best…
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Armit Wines@Armit_Wines
26 Apr 2017
Your Chance to Win a Pair of Tickets to #DavidHockney & our #CaliforniaMasterclass @Tate on 29th April. ReTweet to Win! @hobowinecompany
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Thursday is going well. #wine #london #berrybros #beaucastel #rhone @ 67 Pall Mall instagram.com/p/BRJsxYElxLa/
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My interview with @jamieoliver is now up on bbrblog.com #wine #food #berrybros #barbecoa… instagram.com/p/BQsVG0VlkJZ/
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The fabulous bar at the new Barbecoa on Piccadilly. Look out for my interview with @jamieoliver… instagram.com/p/BQN9MkdBhVF/
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