Bottle Juice

Our fellow Master of Wine and rabid promoter of natural wine Isabelle Legeron is holding her second natural wine fair this coming Sunday and Monday. The RAW wine fair will take place as last year in the old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane not too far from Liverpool Street stations and closest to.

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Distillery Lane Ciderworks

Elk Run Vineyards - Pinot Noir

Fiore Winery - Proprietor's Reserve Chambourcin & Zinnavo

Galloping Goose Vineyards

Knob Hall Winery - Chambourcin

Linganore Winecellar - Terrapin White & Bacioni

Millstone Cellars

Old Westminster Winery - Cabernet Franc

Port of Leonardtown - Chambourcin Rose

Royal Rabbit Vineyards

Serpent …

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The entrances to use are near the corner of Brick Lane and Hanbury Street.

Nearest Tube: Liverpool Street Station (or Shoreditch High Street). RAW is a 5 to 10-minute walk from the station

Web Address: rawfair.com , Twitter @ rawfair and Facebook: www.facebook.com/rawfair

Price: Sunday All day: £20 (fee included) - if bought in advance. All day: £25 - on the door Monday: 5pm to 8pm: £20 (fee included) - if bought in advance 5pm to 8pm: £25 - on the …

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Aged a minimum of 12 years, Powers John's Lane Irish whiskey is full-bodied, earthy and spicy, and a worthwhile investment.

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On July 22, 1851, on a day when a visitor to London had any number of amusements at his disposal—from M. Gompertz's Giant Panorama ("including a new diorama of intense interest") at the Parthenium Rooms on St. Martin's Lane, to the "Real Darkies from the South" (replete with "the Sayings and Doings and Lights and Shadows of the Ethiopian race") appearing at Gothic Hall—a group of men assembled in a small room in Westminster.

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Gary Galleron Whitehall Lane, Grace Family, Hartwell, Vineyard 29, Del Dotto, Seavey and William Harrison Vineyards.

Greg Hahn microbiologist, Diageo Estate

Ivo Jeramaz Vice President of Vineyards & Production, Grgich Hills Estate

Zelma Long Currently, Winemaking Partner for the Vilafonté South Africa, previously Simi Winery and Robert Mondavi Winery, where she worked for Mike Grgich.

Darrin Low winemaker, Flowers Vineyard

Bob Masyczek…

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2) La Rochelle Dutton-Morelli Lane [ Russian River Valley] 2010 Chardonnay ( SRP $ 65): First and foremost this is a texturally generous wine above all other things, that needs to be served at cellar temperature (approximately 55°F) to experience and appreciate its charms and voluptuous nature. This Chardonnay is straw gold in color with aromas of poached pear, roasted nuts, butter-cream, and brioche notes with citrus preserve scents and a touch of lemon curd. On the sip, it exhibits …

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…pioneers of the Washington wine industry. He was the CEO of Stimson Lane wine group for years. During that time, he oversaw their portfolio of wineries, including Chateau Ste. Michelle and Columbia Crest, and forged relationships with many important players in the wine business around the world. Upon retirement, he pursued his dream of bringing some of the most highly acclaimed winemakers from different regions around the world to Washington to make world-class wines from Washington…

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