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The local fiano that punches above its weight 

"The Collector fiano was perfect to drink on a hot day: crisp, textural and with an element of preserved lemon. It is not a low-alcohol wine with a nudge above 13 per cent alcohol by volume," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.

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Does the serving temperature of wine matter?

"I don’t use an ice bucket for white wine even if offered at a restaurant. It’s interesting to see how wine changes in taste as it reaches a higher temperature, especially the amelioration of acid," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER. 

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Okay, so what wine goes best with smoke?

"I’d never serve a sauvignon blanc with smoked fish. Rarely is this varietal 'sour' and often, especially if French, is not fruit forward," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER, who has a weakness for food flavoured by smoke.

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Legal blood spills over Dracula wine

"It is intriguing that there should be a fight over the name vampire that, I would suppose, has long been in the public domain," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER. 

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