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Adventures of an amateur winemaker

Wednesday 25 October 2017
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Moshe Cohen is based in Manchester, England. He had a small wine business from 1999 until 2007 when he decided to retrain in the medical profession and for the last 10 years he has been working as a self-employed physiotherapist. Here he shares his experiences making his own barrel of red bordeaux. Purple Pagers may access VINIV's special Insider's Guide to Bordeaux via the link at the bottom of this article. 

October 2016. There I was, in the departure lounge of Brussels airport, waiting for my Bordeaux-bound flight. Pinch myself moment #1. Making my own wine has featured in my...

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