Kris Pathirana: My first plant-based year
How does going plant-based effect your lifestyle and what you choose to drink? Can we ever call...
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Welcome to Ben Franks Wine
We're expert brand builders for wines and spirits. Are you looking at opportunities to launch or grow your brand in the UK market? We can help. Former award-winning wine journalist and successful wine merchant Ben Franks leads a team of specialists to help you secure distribution, great PR and brand growth in one of the world's most valuable wine and spirits markets.
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Latest insights from Ben and the team
Is politics a hurdle too high for China’s best wineries to jump?
Jade Vineyard is one of China’s finest young wineries and its owner Emma Ding is on a...
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Sophia Longhi: Nîmes is the cool French wine region for the next generation of wine drinkers
Located at the southern tip of the Rhône Valley, Nîmes is an underrated French wine region often...
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Jon Reay: Bottle opener? Uncorking the world of digital experiences
Wine is starting to catch up with other drinks in its use of technology. From QR codes to...
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Graeme Brandham: Addressing the wine NFT in the room
Non fungible tokens might sound like a confusing or distant future, but could this new movement...
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Kris Pathirana: Wine is evolving faster than we are
Who gets the credit for good wine? Where are all the women when it’s not International...
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Jessica Summer: Sipping Porto Tonico and pairing White Port with cheese
Port is one of the most famous styles of wine in the world. Almost everyone you know has probably...
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Are we Mád? Tokaj’s best known vineyards reinvent their legend
Ben explores how Tokaj’s reputation on the world stage has changed from its sweet to its dry wines.
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Latest Tasting Notes
2019 Poggio Alle Myra Rosso di Montalcino DOC, Castillo Banfi – Tasting Note
Ben says ★ Good Wine “Medium ruby colour. Faint aroma of dried cherries and violets. Palate...
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2021 Le Bijou de Sophie Valrose Rosé, Bijou Wine – Tasting Note
Ben says ★ Good Wine “Pale salmon with petal pink hues. Aromas of lemon, raspberry,...
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NV Pedro Ximénez, Diatomists – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★ Great Wine “Exactly what good PX should be! Raisin coloured and sticky textured...
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NV Medium Sherry Jerez de la Frontera, Diatomists – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★ Great Wine “Wow, what a superb example of Medium sherry. Pours as an immediately...
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NV Oloroso Jerez de la Frontera, Diatomists – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★★ Outstanding Wine “Let me forewarn you – I will gush over this wine....
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NV Amontillado Jerez de la Frontera, Diatomists – Tasting Note
Ben says ★★ Great Wine “Beautiful colour and very aromatic. Dried peach, red apple, nuts and...
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