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Try Hungary’s Tokaji, but keep it dry

Dry varietal Furmint has caught on with local winemakers and oenophiles as sweet wines have fallen out of fashion




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Tips from the Top: Jancis Robinson’s best wine addresses in London

The FT’s wine columnist reveals her favourite clubs, cellars and bars in the capital




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Bordeaux’s charming – and charmless – 2010s

‘These long-lived wines need time in bottle to soften and become truly appealing; the best examples can continue to improve for decades’




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The things I love about Argentine wine — and the one I hate

The country’s new-wave wine producers have different ideas about what an Argentine Malbec should be




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Jancis Robinson on Anderson Valley, California

It was only when champagne producer Louis Roederer arrived in the early 1980s that this hippy hideout was put on the international wine map




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The definition of natural wine

‘To qualify as a Vin Méthode Nature, a wine has to be made from hand-picked organic grapes’




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Jancis Robinson on the legacy of Robert Mondavi

The family has been making fine wine in Napa Valley for four generations




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Lockdown wines: the best whites to order from home

Since people are no longer paying restaurant margins, some reason they can spend a bit more at home




d

US daily fatalities drop below 1,000 for first time in month

Death toll falls in part because of sharp decline in New York state




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US begins national security probe of electrical grid imports

Commerce department investigation could lead to new tariffs on transformer parts




d

The CIA, the FBI and the myth of America’s Deep State

The agencies don’t plot presidential coups — but few heroes emerge in David Rohde’s study ‘In Deep’




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White House considers winding down coronavirus task force

Vice-president makes suggestion even as number of deaths across the country spikes




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Five claims from US health official behind whistleblower suit

Rick Bright alleges government ignored coronavirus warnings and engaged in ‘cronyism’




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Demographics, economy and death tolls boost Biden in polls

Data give snapshot of shifting battlegrounds ahead of November’s presidential election




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Trump now says task force will continue ‘indefinitely’

White House group will shift to ‘safety and opening up our country again’




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US Supreme Court reverses ‘Bridgegate’ convictions

Unanimous decision finds that two former Chris Christie aides did not commit a federal crime




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US prosecutors to drop case against Michael Flynn

Democrats outraged by move to clear former national security adviser who already pleaded guilty




d

Biden struggles to raise money in era of Zoom soirées

Democratic candidate wrestles with new realities as he tries to close cash gap with Trump




d

Enter the Aardvark — a secret gay lover. And taxidermy

Can Jessica Anthony’s parody nail the challenge of satirising US political life?




d

Cineworld joins AMC in banning films from Universal Studios

Second largest cinema chain sides with rival in spat over movie release




d

The future of books — rise in digital publishing and social media

How is the crisis changing our reading habits and accelerating the industry’s digital revolution?




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Premier League sought action on Saudi piracy claims before Newcastle deal

English football’s top division wrote to US government over Saudi’s alleged illegal screening of matches




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Comcast rides broadband wave during lockdown

US cable company enjoys rising demand for high-speed internet but movie business suffers




d

Government brings forward VAT pledge to help ailing newspapers

Exemption for digital titles comes after publishers request further financial aid to deal with pandemic




d

Why Silicon Valley is surviving the pandemic ad crash

Facebook and Google show resilience through the crisis thanks to uptick in ‘direct response’ ads




d

Meghan Markle loses first round of legal battle

High Court rules some allegations against Associated Newspapers should be struck out




d

Liberty Global in talks to merge Virgin Media with O2

Proposed deal would create strong UK competitor to challenge BT




d

Murdochs hire US TV news veteran for UK video push

David Rhodes to report to Rebekah Brooks as group seeks to challenge BBC’s broadcast dominance




d

Covid-19 and consolidation

Silver Lake’s Jio stake, Amazon VP quits in protest, new MacBook Pro




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Leading Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN ordered to close

Station had carried reports critical of Duterte’s violent anti-drug crackdown




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Netflix plans to reopen production on shows and films

Sanitiser and masks appear on sets in South Korea, Japan and Iceland after shooting restarts




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Disney sets out $1.4bn hit from coronavirus crisis

Entertainment group scraps dividend as executives promise it will weather storm




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Half of online ad spending goes to industry middlemen

Study shines light on ‘near impenetrable’ £100bn market




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ITV advertising revenues tumble 42% in April

British TV network unable to provide guidance for the rest of 2020 as outlook is ‘uncertain’




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Millions of Americans face crisis payment delays

Consumers who use tax preparation services or software could have to wait months for money




d

HMRC task forces crank up battle against tax evaders

Adult entertainment, double-glazing and dog breeding among industries targeted 




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HMRC suspends some tax investigations due to pandemic

Tax authority switches focus to supporting businesses and individuals via job retention scheme 




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UK minister seeks ways to extend bailout to owner-directors 

About 2m businesspeople thought to be ineligible for existing coronavirus support schemes




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Thousands could now be eligible for child benefit payments

Parents who haven’t historically claimed could now do so due to lost income




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Second homeowners accused of exploiting loophole to claim virus cash

Politicians say properties are being classed as holiday lets to be eligible for grants




d

Coronavirus: Your questions answered as furlough scheme opens

Claer Barrett and Daniel Thomas hear readers’ experiences of accessing job retention scheme 




d

‘Chancellor must iron out problems for limited company directors’

Mel Stride, former Treasury minister, calls for help for business owners who pay themselves in dividends




d

France rules out coronavirus aid for tax-haven businesses

Finance minister also says companies cannot pay dividends while receiving government money 




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Company car users on furlough can save thousands of pounds

Tax bills can be reduced by handing back a vehicle to an employer




d

Government accused of pushing tax compliance policing on to business

IR35 rules demanding companies check their contractors’ HMRC status are flawed and unfair, say Lords




d

Business school heads vow to fight axing of MBA apprenticeship

Deans come out against government plan to cut senior executive courses from workplace training scheme




d

Gary Cohn: Crisis is speeding up the end of cash

Pandemic boosts shift towards digital wallets and currencies




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Taking pay cut ‘could trigger a tax bill’

Tax experts warn of unintended consequences of reducing or giving away pay and bonuses




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VAT scrapped early on ebooks

Chancellor brings forward measure in response to lockdown




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The top FT stories read by the legal world in the coronavirus lockdown

Litigation battles, fear turns to lawsuits, and a data security flaw