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Greg Somm: ‘To Understand Wine – You Have to Pay For It’

One of my friends, a professional billiard player, once said: ‘When you play billiards for money, your skill increases twofold’. Same is with wine. When you start buying it – you start to feel the value of it personally.

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Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Greg Somm: the Legacy and Impact of Screaming Eagle

When Jean Phillips founded her estate, she certainly did not know about the impact it would have on modern California winemaking. After a very short time it became the embodiment of the Californian wine dream.

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Georges de Vogüe, Roumier, Fourrier, Armand Rousseau, Meo-Camuzet, DRC

Greg Somm: tasting some of the greatest Burgundies in the world

Wine column from the Gold Certified ASI Sommelier, Chef-sommelier of WineHall Company and the MS Diploma Candidate, Greg Somm.

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Sloan–Asterisk and Abreu–Rothwell Hyde

Greg Somm: Sloan and Abreu’s second wines – what are they about?

Wine column from the Gold Certified ASI Sommelier, Chef-sommelier of WineHall Company and a hard-working MS Diploma Candidate, Greg Somm.

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