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‘The esteem he was held in from every corner of the wine world was total’ Sarah Kemp

There are a few moments in your life you remember with utter clarity – the night I met Steven Spurrier at the Wine and Spirit Trade Ball is one. I had just come off the dance floor with Bollew Broadbent, Michael’s son, when we bumped into the ever elegantly dressed

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