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Tim Atkin visits La Tour d'Argent, a Paris institution. Though it has lost yet another a Michelin star, its wine list remains remarkable ...  read more »

The Hotel du Vin chain of boutique hotels take their alcohol seriously. In his latest column, Tim Atkin heads to one in Birmingham to sniff the 750-bin wine list ...  read more »

"It's good to read a list that celebrates wine with such intelligence," writes Tim Atkin of Terroirs, a very French wine bar that just happens to be tucked away in London ...  read more »

Dodge the tourists wandering around Fortnum & Mason's food hall, and head to the wine bar in the basement, writes Tim Atkin. An oenophilic hush pervades 1707, where patrons can sample from the 1,200-bottle wine-list ...  read more »

THE WINE-LIST INSPECTOR | July 19th 2008

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The Fat Duck is famous for crafting exquisite dishes out of seemingly incompatible ingredients, so the job of choosing complementary wines is a formidable one. Tim Atkin considers the wine list--and tips his hat to Isa Bal, the resident sommelier ...

From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, Summer 2008
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HIGH STREET'S BEST AT PIZZA EXPRESS | May 29th 2008

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Wine-list inspector Tim Atkin gets to grips with the list at Pizza Express, Britain's best-loved pizza restaurant. He rather likes what he finds ...

From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, Spring 2008  read more »