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Top 10 drinks tweets of the week

The first in a new weekly roundup of the trade’s top characters, we’ll be collecting the most interesting and amusing quips from the industry insiders who can boast the strongest online presence.

Jealous that you’re not on the list? Well, get tweeting and and check back with us next week to see if your eye-opening insight, brief witticism or your heavily instagrammed picture of a cat sniffing a bottle of wine has made it onto our list.

Jancis Robinson

Wine critic Jancis Robinson gives her sympathy’s to the French region’s wine producers as they suffer the aftermath of weeks of hail storm damage.

The “seeding thingies” she is referring to is ‘cloud seeding’, a weather-alteration technique used to reduce hail stone formation in clouds.

William Lyons

Wall Street Journal wine columnist William Lyons isn’t much of a fan of Wimbledon this year. I wonder has he been a victim of the watered-down Pimm’s, too?

Jon Bonné

San Francisco Chronicle wine editor Jon Bonne defends the cocktail aperitif — but gives a useful warning to the uninitiated:

Olly Smith

Wine-man Olly Smith hosts a Dolly Parton party as she plays her headline set at this year’s Glastonbury Fesitval

Andrew Neather

Andrew Neather, drinks writer and comment editor at the London Evening Standard, enjoys the great British summer:

Eric Asimov

New York Times wine writer Eric Asimov feels the pain of Mexico’s defeat to Holland in the FIFA World Cup last week, and is none-too-pleased with a certain Dutch striker:

Roger Potz

Beer expert Roger Potz is full of praise for the pint-prowess of Great British Bake Off winner Ruby Tandoh, who gives interesting and informed recipes for cooking with brews:

Sophie Atherton

Sophie Atherton, beer sommelier and blogger, has left the Imbibe Live conference in London feeling exhausted but enthused by the passion for good brews:

Oliver Klimek

Whisk(e)y writer Oliver Klimek has been getting stuck in to a Bourbon cocktail classic, recommending a particular type of sugar for the famous mix:

Dana Cowan

Finally, Dana Cowan, editor of foodandwine.com, is getting in the spirit for the Fourth of July:

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