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Spilling words about fine wine, my favourite pastime since 2005

A series of very expensive French wines all lined up in a row

Rare wine review: $500 Bordeaux masterclass

October 11, 2023

It was actually $540.

Tags bordeaux, tasting

Rare wine review: Hewitson Old Garden Mourvèdre 2019

December 29, 2023September 24, 2023

My take on Hewitson’s Old Garden Mourvedre, in the style of ‘Drops of God’.

Tags drops of god, hewitson, mourvedre

Valentine Watkins

Val is a content designer interested in tech, wine and internet economics. Say “hey” sometime on Bluesky, Threads or micro.blog.


From Val's blog

  • My interview on the Canva design podcast
  • My Media Diet, Debut Edition
  • The logical fallacy haunting content design
  • IG commenters are content designers now
  • Rare wine review: $500 Bordeaux masterclass

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Published in Melbourne in 2025. Hosted in Auckland by a cool guy named Sam.
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