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Andrew Jefford

Life brims with surprises, and so does wine. I didn’t expect one of my most exciting autumn discoveries to be a Laški Rizling, nor that it would be crafted by a thoughtful couple from Ireland’s west coast, Liam and Sinead Cabot, setting to work in obscure eastern Slovenia.

I got to know this amiable variety 50 years ago, in litre bottles, served at the Christmas parties my

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