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FOOD<br />

74 RESTAURANT REVIEW<br />

Charmian Smith headed off<br />

to London to enjoy a meal and<br />

excellent wine matches at Noble<br />

Rot.<br />

79 WELL MATCHED<br />

After the bleakest of winters and<br />

a disappointing spring we deserve<br />

sunny times ahead says<br />

Vic Williams.<br />

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contents<br />

TRAVEL<br />

82 STATUES AND DENTISTS<br />

Paul Taggart visits Thailand<br />

in search of a decent glass of<br />

colombard and finds it in Hua Hin.<br />

MOTORING<br />

88 MASERATI IN TRAFFIC<br />

Dennis Valdes takes a Maserati<br />

Levante to the beach through the<br />

worst congestion in the world.<br />

88<br />

TASTINGS<br />

25 SAUVIGNON BLANC<br />

Who has the best 20<strong>18</strong> sauvignon<br />

blanc? You could say it is the king<br />

of wines.<br />

32 ALTERNATIVE SAUVIGNON<br />

BLANCS<br />

Oak, wild yeast – what’s that all<br />

about? And what’s happening<br />

outside of Marlborough?<br />

38 ROSÉ<br />

There is a big gap between the type<br />

of rosé the public is drinking and<br />

what wine judges think they should<br />

be drinking.<br />

44 SPARKLING WINE<br />

Bubbles are complicated, yet we<br />

have a handful of wineries that are<br />

making remarkably good examples.<br />

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