Rootstock Sydney: Australia’s first natural wine fair
After 11 years in London, I knew that making the move to Perth, Australia would bring me more sunshine, and more beaches, and an...
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Christina Pickard
- Feb 15, 2013
- 1 min
Episode 58: The Vegetarian’s Dilemma
Egg whites and fish bladders. That’s Whitney and I are talking about on the latest episode of The Crush Podcast. What do they have to do...
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Christina Pickard
- Feb 13, 2013
- 10 min
Lebanon
My regional piece on Lebanon appeared in the January 2013 issue of Decanter magazine. I have copied it in its original, expanded form...
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Christina Pickard
- Jan 31, 2013
- 1 min
Episode 57: Goon of Fortune
This latest episode is a nice one. It’s a throw back to our old format which we’ve strayed away from as of late. This is how my bestie...
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Christina Pickard
- Jan 16, 2013
- 1 min
Episode 56: The Wine Biz
It’s a wine industry special! This is a long one but a good one. Especially for those of you considering a career in wine, or simple...
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Christina Pickard
- Jan 2, 2013
- 1 min
Episode 55: Wine Resolutions
It’s a new year! And Whitney and I have some wine resolutions to try and adhere to, which are far easier than getting fit or learning to...
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Christina Pickard
- Dec 19, 2012
- 1 min
Episode 54: Holidaze
Ah Christmas. The holiday that allows us to indulge our inner material girl by spending frivolously, eating gluttonously, and drinking...
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Christina Pickard
- Dec 6, 2012
- 1 min
Adventures in German wine country
In September I was lucky enough to visit Germany’s most famous wine regions with a fabulous young(ish) group of US and UK journos. This...
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Christina Pickard
- Dec 5, 2012
- 1 min
Episode 53: Farewell London
This is a sad one for me. Seriously sad. After 11 years in the embrace of one of the world’s greatest cities, I’m bidding London adieu in...
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Christina Pickard
- Nov 27, 2012
- 5 min
Germany’s Bright Young Things
This piece appeared recently in Harpers Wine and Spirit magazine. I’ve posted it here with its original intro (because I like it!):...
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Christina Pickard
- Nov 20, 2012
- 2 min
Episode 52: Pilgrims Drink Too
Here in the UK Christmas decorations are already popping up on our hight streets and in shop windows in preparation for our only...
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Christina Pickard
- Nov 20, 2012
- 6 min
The Oak Debate: Rioja’s great divide
This piece first appeared as a post on Harpers Wine and Spirit website: View of La Rioja from the Sierra de Cantabria mountains “My...
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Christina Pickard
- Nov 6, 2012
- 1 min
Episode 51: The Golden Girls
Hey wine, thank you for being a friend. Traveling down the road and back again. Your heart is true, your a pal and a confidant. Episode...
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Christina Pickard
- Oct 22, 2012
- 1 min
Episode 50: Presidential Tipples
It’s the 50th episode of The Crush and it is getting presidential up in here! Whitney and I are wondering: is the way you lean...
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Christina Pickard
- Oct 5, 2012
- 4 min
Ruling the unruly
-as written for Les Caves de Pyrene: A few months ago a some officers from the Italian agriculture ministry paid a surprise visit to the...
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Christina Pickard
- Oct 3, 2012
- 1 min
Episode 49: Sucking on Stones
This week on The Crush podcast, Whitney and I are talking about that tongue-tantalising thing called taste. What it means to us, why it...
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Christina Pickard
- Sep 21, 2012
- 1 min
Episode 48: Eins Zwei Dry
Whitney and I have just returned from our über awesome German wine adventure. So naturally…we’re talking about all things Deutsche weine!...
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Christina Pickard
- Sep 18, 2012
- 7 min
The Istria Boys
Here’s my piece on Istria and its colourful winemakers published in the latest issue of Imbibe magazine: It’s a rather surreal experience...
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Christina Pickard
- Sep 7, 2012
- 3 min
Christian Chaussard dies
I recently reported for Decanter.com news on the tragic death of winemaker Christian Chaussard. I didn’t know Christian personally,...
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Christina Pickard
- Sep 5, 2012
- 1 min
Episode 47: Bubbles and Brollies
We’ve sent our old virtual friend Carmen Grape-iago back out into the wine world. Find out what unusual and unlikely (yet strangely...
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