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Julie Sheppard

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Sep 2, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Julie Sheppard

    Explore the England Wine Region | Decanter (opens the original)

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    English wine is growing in popularity and is increasingly recognised as a premium wine-producing region, with more than 450 wineries and around 3.15m bottles produced a year. The most popular grapes varieties grown in English vineyards are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Bacchus, as well as Pinot Meunier and Ortega. Whilst vineyards are found across the whole of England, the climate of the South and South East makes it a particularly popular region for growing vines, especially in Hampshire, Sussex a

  2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Julie Sheppard

    Inside London's Urban Wine Co: A drink with founder Richard Sharp (opens the original)

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    Urban regeneration specialist Richard Sharp founded community winemaking project Urban Wine Co in south London in 2009. The collective now makes a series of still and sparkling cuvées, known to locals as Château Tooting, from grapes grown in back gardens, balconies and allotments across London and the southeast of England. I work for Wandsworth Council. My job involves working with communities and stakeholders, building homes for social rent. I’ve been doing this for over 30 years and I think it

  3. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Julie Sheppard

    Get to know Clare Valley in six wines (opens the original)

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    Welcome to Clare Valley: one of Australia’s oldest wine regions that’s also famous for its innovation. Wine has been produced here since 1851 and today Clare is known around the world as a source of prestigious fine wines. Particularly by Australian standards, Clare Valley is a small region: around 35km long and 5-10km wide, covering an area of roughly 680 square kilometres. It accounts for less than 1.5% of the country’s total wine production. Read on to discover more about the special conditio

  4. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Julie Sheppard

    Best canned cocktails: Our spirits editor recommends six to try (opens the original)

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    This summer marks 40 years since M&S launched the first canned cocktails on the British high street. In May 1986 a tinned G&T, Rum & Cola and Whisky & American Dry appeared on M&S M&S shelves – and there’s been a steady rise in our love of tinnies since then. In the UK canned cocktails have grown by around 8% annually since 2019, according to market research firm IWSR. The total global canned RTD (Ready To Drink) cocktail market has an estimated worth of $3.3bn and is projected to reach $5.9bn b

  5. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · Julie Sheppard

    100-point Grange 2022 'stands out like an A-lister' as Penfolds launches 75th anniversary collection (opens the original)

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    The launch of a new vintage of Penfolds Grange is always an occasion. But this year had an added sense of anticipation, since the wine being released was the 75th anniversary bottling. ‘We’ve been waiting, waiting, waiting for the 2022 Grange for some time,’ admitted chief winemaker, Peter Gago at the first global tasting of the 2026 Penfolds Collection, held in London. ‘It comes off 2018 and the terrific 2021 of last year, so there’s a little bit of pressure… But it’s risen to the occasion,’ he

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