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Apr 2023
31m 19s

Through the grapevine

MONOCLE
About this episode

Monocle Radio’s Markus Hippi speaks to award-winning author Jon Bonné about his new two-book box set, Sally Howard takes us to Georgia where a new finding sheds light on the nation’s ancient winemaking traditions and we visit Sunny Hodge at his South London bar to discuss what’s happening in the world of wine. Plus: The week’s top food and drink headlines.

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