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STEVEN SPURRIER

‘I am still totally in love with it all... wine has brought me more than I ever could have imagined’
Steven Spurrier, Decanter 2018

Tributes from around the world have been paid to Steven Spurrier, who passed away on 9 March at his home, the Bride Valley English wine estate, surrounded by his family.

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