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Radio 4,01 Dec 2010,45 mins

01/12/2010

Woman's Hour

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Presented by Jane Garvey. The renaissance of sherry drinking Often dismissed as a tipple enjoyed by grandmothers at Christmas, sherry has shaken off its 1970s image, and is currently enjoying a revival among young drinkers. We talk to wine expert Sarah Abbott and Alvaro Marcos Garcia, the Head Sommelier and wine buyer for Home House Private Club in London. Should former sex offenders be allowed to adopt children? Blogging in Iran and the case of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman and mother of five, recently sentenced to hang.

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