Susan Hulme MW
@SusanHulmeMW
Italian wine expert. Master of Wine. Write about Italian wines for @decanter & @clubOenologique @worldoffinewine & consultancy.
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Tokaji Furmint 18.
Singing bright zesty lemon but more lime fruit with a zinger finish with a rich peachy overtone😍🍷
Lee Isaacs 🏴🇫🇷🇮🇪 F R A N K I E🍷🥂🍇 Jules Mahon The Wine Wankers 🍾🤛🎉🥂 Steve Kubota Stephen McConnell Cathrine Todd Susan Hulme MW Texas Wineaux CHARLIE ARTURAOLA Richard James DipWSET
Good news that UK duty hasn’t gone up since the 20% hike in August. Once a year is more than enough.
50%/£4 of a bottle of wine at £8 is already UK tax. 70% of a £5 bottle and 35% of a £14.50 bottle is UK tax.
UK tax being £2.67 wine duty plus VAT on wine AND duty. #freezeduty
A great civilising advance of the last 50 years has been Britain's democratisation of wine.
It's become the UK's most preferred alcoholic beverage.
Now this government is returning it to the drink of a tiny elite. Jeremy Hunt is like Marie-Antoinette. 'Let them drink alcopops'
A very enjoyable evening The River Cafe with CEO of Biondi-Santi Giampiero Bertolini and David Gleave of libertywines tasting the #biondisanti #brunelloriserva 2017, #2016, #1999 and Rosso di Montalcino 2020 with a glass of #rare #Champagne
