FOOD, DRINK AND TRAVEL

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WINE AND OTHER DRINKS

Country Subject Title Length Published Publication Link to Original Publisher
Spain General A BRAVE NEW 'OLD' WORLD 1,200 May-97 MADRID AIRPORT magazine (unpublished)  
Spain Navarra BEYOND THE ROSADO FACTOR 800 July-97 DECANTER decanter.com
Bulgaria General BULGARIANS IN LIMERICK 160 July-97 NAZDRAVE bulgarianwine.com
Spain Jerez ASSUMING THE MISSIONARY POSITION 1,200 August-97 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Rioja/Food EATING AROUND THE EBRO 1,300 September-97 THE MASTER'S TABLE masterchefs.co.uk
Spain Rueda GREAT WHITE 1,200 December-97 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Valdepeñas NEVER MIND THE FLOWERPOTS... 1,200 December-97 DECANTER decanter.com
Spain Rioja DREAMING OF A RIOJA CHRISTMAS 530 December-97 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Jerez SHERRY - THE POTTED HISTORY 6,400 February-98 WSET® School Course Notes wset.co.uk
Spain Rioja RIOJA TASTING 1,300 May-98 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
China Hebei A LETTER FROM CHINA (TORRES) 830 June-98 DECANTER decanter.com
Spain Rioja THE RIOJAN RÔLE YEARS 1,300 July-98 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Rioja GRAN RESERVA 660 July-98 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Navarra TOILING IN THE VINEYARD 1,500 September-98 DECANTER decanter.com
Spain Penedès RETURNING TO ITS ROOTS 630 October-98 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Cava BOOMING AMONGST THE BUBBLIES 750 October-98 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Jerez FLOR POLISH 1,300 October-98 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Bulgaria General BULGARIA TRIP - September 1998 3,200 October-98 JohnRadford.com This site
Spain La Mancha THE GOOD, THE BAD AND LA MANCHA 1,200 October-98 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain La Mancha THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM 1,100 October-98 DECANTER decanter.com
Portugal Port QUINTA DO NOVAL 1,400 November-98 CIRCLE UPDATE circleofwinewriters.org
Iberia Duero/Douro YOU SAY 'DUERO' AND I SAY 'DOURO'... 1,250 December-98 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Catalunya INNOVATION IN THE BLOOD 1,500 January-99 DECANTER decanter.com
Spain General BILBAO TO JEREZ 2,500 February-99 JohnRadford.com This site
Spain Rioja HOLDING SOMETHING IN RESERVE 1,100 March-99 DECANTER decanter.com
Spain Rioja THE STAMP OF QUALITY 500 May-99 EGG magazine egg.com
Spain General LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD 1,500 May-99 FOOD ILLUSTRATED wfi-online.com
Bulgaria General GOING FOR ROSETTES 750 June-99 NAZDRAVE bulgarianwine.com
Bulgaria General READY FOR THE NEXT STEPPE 1,500 June-99 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Jerez TOP TEN WINES 340 July-99 DECANTER decanter.com
USA Ky Bourbon BOURBON - TAKING THE BISCUIT 1,400 September-99 HARPERS WINE AND SPIRIT WEEKLY harpers-wine.com
USA Ky Bourbon THE AMERICAN SPIRIT 1,000 November-99 OFF-LICENCE NEWS williamreed.co.uk/foodanddrink
Spain General 1,000 HINTS FOR THE MILLENNIUM 3,500 December-99 DECANTER MILLENNIUM GUIDE decanter.com
Hungary General IN SEARCH OF THE LEGJOBB 2,200 February-00 CIRCLE UPDATE circleofwinewriters.org
Spain Rioja VALUE-ADDED RIOJA 1,500 June-00 DECANTER decanter.com
Spain Rioja THE REAL THING 2,000 August-00 DECANTER decanter.com
Spain Rioja THE TRIUMPH OF TERRENO? 1,300 September-00 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Griñón THE MAVERICK MARQUÉS 1,500 October-00 DECANTER decanter.com
Spain IWC 2000 WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES 1,200 November-00 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Red Wines WEATHERING THE WHITE WATER 2,100 November-00 HARPERS WINE AND SPIRIT WEEKLY harpers-wine.com
Spain General FIGHTING BACK 1,200 November-00 RED OR WHITE williamreed.co.uk/foodanddrink
Spain Jerez OLD, GOLD AND BOLD 1,400 December-00 WINE magazine wilmington.co.uk
Spain Jerez A VERY SHERRY CHRISTMAS 1,400 December-00 DECANTER decanter.com
Spain Rioja HOW IT GOT ITS NAME? 900 January-01 unpublished  

OTHER SUBJECTS

Country Subject Title Length Published Publication Link to Original Publisher
UK Food - Game ARE YOU GAME? 600 October-96 GOURMET magazine  
UK Food REAL FOOD - DEMAND IT! 540 January-97 GOURMET magazine  
UK Luton LUTON - DONTCHALUVIT? 630 July-97 LUTON NEWS bedfordshireonline.co.uk
France/Spain Corks READING BETWEEN THE LINES 1,700 February-00 CIRCLE UPDATE circleofwinewriters.org
USA Ky Travel DOWN HOME - THE KENTUCKY EXPERIENCE 1,000 February-00 THE DAILY EXPRESS express.co.uk