Liquid Christmas
We sorely deserve a treat this Christmas and nothing sums up yuletide indulgence like brandy...
- Hiscox Group / Article / 1 month ago
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COVID-19 will overcome the resistance to buying art online and fundamentally change how the risks involved in fine art transactions are mitigated...
- Hiscox Group / Article / 6 months ago
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The wine of kings: a history of dissolute despots
Inebriated emperors, sozzled caesars and pickled pharaohs. Many of history’s legendary rulers were also fabled drinkers...
- Hiscox Group / Article / 7 months ago
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Dreaming of a wine Christmas
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and Santa’s little helper Bobby Read offers you some ideas for stunning festive wines and spirits...
- Hiscox Group / Article / 1 year ago
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Everyone's a winner
Bobby Read explains why a trip to a village restaurant in Burgundy is more memorable than trying some 'award-winning' wines...
- Hiscox Group / Article / 1 year ago
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The B word causing grape concerns
Bobby Read looks at how Brexit would hit the wine business and initiates his eldest son into the art of winetasting...
- Hiscox Group / Article / 2 years ago
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Grape discovery
Going off the well-worn wine trail can set you on a path to wonderful revelations...
- Hiscox Group / Article / 2 years ago
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Grading grapes
Ratings are now standard in the wine business. But what’s the point of points scores?...
- Hiscox Group / Article / 2 years ago
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Remembering Ian Curtis and Joy Division
In 1979, Kevin Cummins took a series of monochrome photographs of post-punk pioneers Joy Division. Entitled Arca, Hiscox acquired the portfolio in April for its art collection...
- Hiscox Group / Article / 3 years ago
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A long and twisted story
Wine lovers should toast a raffish English priest’s ingenuity – or effrontery. Bobby Read explains why. I am, dear reader, feeling depressed. In fact, I’m feeling, as an American friend put it, “lower than a snake’s...
- Hiscox Group / Article / 3 years ago
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