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Diary of a dream – part 7

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What’s it like running a small vineyard in a country where you don’t speak the language? Neophyte vigneron Chris Boiling reveals the things that get lost in translation… 

Jaz sem Chris (I am Chris) and it’s been three months since I last visited my vineyard in Slovenia. I’ve either been basking in the glory of my wine’s UK launch (see part 6) or working my socks off to pay for this dream. You decide. 

I have to go this month to check on the 2015 vintage, do whatever’s needed to make it palatable – I mean stable – then...