Recognising good and bad wine

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Le Cordon Bleu Matching Wine with Food
Le Cordon Bleu Matching Wine with Food

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2010

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Today’s winemaking methods mean that even the most basic, inexpensive wine can be perfectly enjoyable, and ideal for everyday drinking. Some wines, however, are really special, and here we look at how wine enthusiasts identify these. We also look at how to recognise if a wine is damaged or faulty.

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