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London-based wine professional and director of Big Fish Little Fish.
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In short, Americans (and I assume you are American from your hurt feelings) brought the world to this regrettable point. You don’t get to tell the rest of the world they are wrong. At best, you get to help Europe put it right.
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I have never been anti-American. But this is no time for bone-headed “my country right or wrong” complacency. That’s what has allowed fascism in.
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Russia’s oligarchy has been going for 30 years. It’s a mistake to assume that it will just collapse. It’s this complacency that has made the US so susceptible to fascism in the first place.
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Yes, it seems that you don’t.
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It’s bizarre for you to take this personally, but that’s your choice. I’ll miss your waspish reactions to any criticism of your country.
Since you mention it, our racists were dealt with by the courts, not voted into office.
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Didn’t you hear? The US will be on Russia’s side. NATO will become an alliance of the free world, mainly Europe and Canada. And after the US’ national humiliation today, I don’t think it’s the time to discuss US imperialism, even as Trump eyes Greenland, Panama, Canada and Gaza.
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Understood, but this surely isn’t just about progressive ideology? Trump has been systematically ripping up everything that we thought Americans valued, like the rule of law, freedom of expression, government for the people, opposing imperialism (yes, I know that last one’s always been a bit ironic)
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Apathy and exhaustion just a few weeks into his presidency? I would despair, but in Europe we don’t have that luxury.
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I don’t assume that at all, Meg. But don’t you find it extraordinary how little protest about this there is in The Land of the Free? Is it fear? Or some sort of exceptionalism that inspires belief that those mythical checks and balances will be along any day now?
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They became that immediately after they rebelled. Just look at the area colonised by the late 18th century compared to now.
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By the ancestors of the modern day Americans? It’s like there’s a common theme here.
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Only Senior Judge and above, so the majority don't get paid. I didn't feel comfortable being paid while fellow panel members weren't, so I don't judge with them anymore. There's no excuse, especially when DWWA, IWSC and LWC pay all judges.
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“The kind of wines that natural-wine fans adore smell of uncleaned pig’s bottom and are horrible.” Sounds like he has already had a lot of recommendations!
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Yes, he’s going to give Putin everything he can. Europe is going to need a new defensive alliance to counteract a US Russia pact.
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I get the shelf appeal of a wax capsule, but I've yet to meet anyone who likes them. Honestly, I'd prefer everything with a Stelvin closure (see ya, TCA), but barring that, getting rid of wax and prestige-weight glass would go a long way, IMHO.
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Yes, the wax is generally much better and I personally don’t have much problem opening them. But it just seems like an unnecessary barrier to put up to indulge a rather obscure fetish.
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I see little argument against using screwcaps for everything. And I see the number of people who want an "experience" that involves more than getting out a corkscrew as being vanishingly small.
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Yes, exactly. And it really struck me that if even MWs really don't want the hassle, where does that leave even a fairly engaged wine drinker, let alone a casual drinker who wants to splash out on something a bit special?
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But the point is that MWs have vastly more experience of opening bottles than most wine drinkers.
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Yes, maybe that’s what made him see red.
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I know that Aaron likes to strike a pose, but criticising Isabel for suggesting that wines should at the very least be drinkable is pretty bizarre.
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No need for an invasion. Putin has got what he wanted in a bloodless coup.
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Of course they’ll regret it, eventually. But in the meantime, the federal government is being dismembered and replaced by a bunch of oligarchs. Russia-style.
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Don’t go all NYT on me, Jaime. He got less than 50% of the popular vote in November. And his approval rating has improved. However you cut it, an increasing number of Americans currently like the look of fascism.
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They might have been fooled by Musk and Trump’s libertarian free speech absolutism, despite it clearly being a sham.
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Sleepwalking into disaster. People don’t seem to understand how this will impact all the things they value, like privacy, freedom and money.
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Things can be misinterpreted or blown out of proportion on social media. Platforms like Twitter feed off it. It’s worth trying to make a new start here.
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That sounds hopeful. Maybe you could persuade some of your British and American counterparts to cooperate!
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That’s a good question. I’m not sure what it means to people now. Smart London department stores still put Médoc on their own-labels, so they must think that it has some value. But it seems a bit niche these days.
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Sounds like a 78-pointer.