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    1. September 2024
    2. As it celebrates its 150th anniversary, the Wine Society is also thinking about the wines we will enjoy in tomorrow’s world
      The Wine Society’s Generation Series Botanical Brew (£16, thewinesociety.com) The Wine Society, the member-owned wine-retailing mutual that is one of the best-value places in the UK to buy good-value quality wine, has been celebrating its 150th anniversary this year with a series of events and special bottlings. Previous releases in the Generation Series have focused on the Society’s past, highlighting wine styles that were popular at various points since the organisation was founded in 1874. The latest tranche, however, looks to the future, with the wines all representing a trend or development that The Society’s buyers believe will shape the wines of tomorrow. Or rather, “drinks of tomorrow” since the most radical of the new products isn’t a wine but a 0% alcohol blend of botanicals, teas and fruits that is the Society’s effort to respond to a trend that threatens its very existence: the wellness-inspired switch to temperance. Spiced with subtle chill heat and herbal bitterness, and given a gentle spritz, I reckon the Society is right to say it offers a far better, tastier, more complex alcohol-free experience than de-alcoholised wine.
      The Wine Society’s Generation Series Bourgogne Aligoté, Burgundy, France 2022 (£18, thewinesociety.com) At a panel discussion during the press event held to launch the latest Generation Series wines in early September, the question of which grape varieties we will be drinking in the next few decades inevitably came up. One answer, embodied in The Wine Society’s Generation Series Sauvignac 2022 (£12.50) from Bordeaux, are varieties, such as, in this case, sauvignac (a crossing of sauvignon blanc, riesling and others), that have been deliberately bred to be more resistant to fungal diseases and to reduce the need for pesticides. I’m sure the wines made from sauvignanc et al will improve as growers get used to working with them and the vines get a bit older. But, while its gentle apple-and-citrus qualities mean it’s far from being a bad wine, I find it hard, on this evidence, to look forward to a sauvignac-shaped future. Of rather more interest, today and tomorrow, is Burgundy’s aligoté, which, after years of playing second-fiddle to chardonnay, is now making scintillatingly mineral dry whites such as The Society’s 2022 from Sylvain Pataille in the village of Marsannay.
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    3. Relationship problems caused by social media are involved in nearly a third of divorce cases, lawyers claim.Source Link
    4. A controversial ticket pricing system left punters fuming after Green Day shows went on sale, amid warnings the model could have a “ripple effect” on the industry.Source Link
    5. Health Minister Mark Butler dodged a series of questions in a tense interview after the release of a damning report into women’s healthcare.Source Link
    6. More older Australians are bypassing their 'set-up' children in their wills and bequeathing their wealth to their grandchildren facing a cost-of-living crisis.Source Link
    7. Birthstones have been worn for centuries, not only for their beauty but also for the mystical qualities many believe they possess. 
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    8. This autumn, Dior did heritage, Gucci embraced camo and Miu Miu turned up the volume on colour. Here are the top looks to inspire your winter wardrobe in part one of our collections story
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    9. Swing into autumn with a sturdy shopper
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    10. For Ella Evans, marriage was never on the cards. But early in her relationship with Grant, she recognised they had a future together
      Find more stories from The moment I knew series here At the beginning of 2000 I moved to Christchurch in Aotearoa New Zealand to study midwifery. I had been a volunteer firefighter before, so I decided to live in my old hometown of Lyttelton while I was studying so I could join their local fire brigade.
      It had been more than 10 years since I had lived there but not much had changed. It still had that small-town vibe where everyone knew each other. I fronted up for training night at the brigade and recognised quite a few faces, still the same, just a bit older. There was a very tall, handsome young guy standing at the back who I recognised as Grant. He looked very shy and serious but when he smiled it was like turning a light on. His mum and my mum had been friends when we were younger, but we didn’t hang out in the same circles; I was seven years older than him and we went to different schools.
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    11. The owners of popular West Perth microbrewery Phat Brew Club are calling on craft beer lovers to crowdfund a second venue at Hillarys Boat Harbour.Source Link
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