@svthorpe

svthorpe has been a member of Linktree for 3 years and joined in February 2023. The social media accounts linked to from svthorpe are: • Instagram • LinkedIn Besides social media accounts, svthorpe has populated their site with: • Check out my site: First Press • The Ancre Hill story: a slow wine revolution in Wales • Reyneke’s re-launched Cornerstone Range: can it pay to do good? • Books etc: June 2026 – Pressing Matters by Alan Ramey • What to buy from The Wine Society this summer • Bourgogne Passetoutgrains - the affordable Burgundy you should be snapping up • Books etc: May 2026 - The Look of Wine: Reading Wine Color • Mature Bordeaux to drink now: 22 wines to try • Books etc: April 2026 - Japanese Wine review • The 2026 Hot Crosss Bun Hunt • 25 years of Hyde de Villaine • Best books on sake: A virtual tour of Japan’s national drink | Decanter • The rise of mid-strength wine • Burgundy 2024 en primeur • Looking back: the best of 2025 • Books: nine of my all-time favourites • Me on a podcast: Ep. 2560 Sophie Thorpe’s Wine Books of 2025 | Book Club with Richard Hough - Italian Wine Podcast | Podcast on Spotify • Books: Smart Mouth and Drinking the World • Books: one I really didn't like • Exploring Corton-Charlemagne, Charlemagne and Corton Blanc • Want more? Why not subscribe? • Explore everything on my site • Books: the science of tasting wine - Decanter • Burgundy 2023 – what the critics are saying • Piedmont 2021: vintage focus • My wine icks • Copenhagen: hej • Books: Who’s Afraid of Romanee-Conti - Decanter • My wine creed • Condrieu’s comeback • Brunello di Montalcino 2020: vintage overview • Talking terraces and terroir with Ch. Montrose • Bordeaux 2024: vintage overview – FINE+RARE • Books: Drunk by Edward Slingerland - Decanter • Trees and wine: exploring the world of vitiforestry • Nicolas Champagneux – building on his birthright • Celebrating 400 years of Champagne Henri Giraud • Tasting CVNE’s Imperial Gran Reserva Rioja 2018-1947 • Ad Vivum Napa Cabernet Sauvignon – 2016-2018 • One to watch: Trait Wines - Decanter • Books: Delve into three introductory wine titles - Decanter • Books: Taste the Limestone, Smell the Slate by Alex Maltman - Decanter • Talking to Albiera Antinori about the family’s wine empire • Opus One’s new Director of Winemaking: Meghan Zobeck • Tasting through six decades of Ch. Clos de Sarpe • Exploring L’If: Le Pin’s Saint-Emilion sibling • Your essential guide to Krug Champagne • Guide to Rayas, Fonsalette and Des Tours – the Reynaud wines • Books: Sunny Hodge – A Cynic's Guide to Wine • Shifting gears at Ch. Haut-Simard