Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
The Raise a Glass feature is published in several UK regional newspapers every week – here’s a quick glance at Veganuary 2024. When I first started to write drinks-shaped words several years ago, there was no such thing as Veganuary. Now it is very much part of my annual themes for the start of […]
If you’ve been paying attention you’ll know that I had a fabulous visit to Domaines Paul Mas in the lusciously beautiful Languedoc. I was thrilled to meet the creative driving force behind the wine brand, the unstoppable dynamo who is Jean-Claude Mas. A few of us shared a winetasting with him and as we tasted
Eight white wine treats from Domaines Paul Mas and a delicious red too Read More »
I love this time of year when everything is so new again; there’s a fresh start as the sun warms and the days get longer. Well, I’m not so sure about the sun bit yet, but you know what I mean. It’s a busy time in the wine world too, with lots of springtime wine
Wine news is good news as the days grow longer and warmer (we hope) Read More »
Easter is upon us and I hope you have lovely things planned with family and friends. I’ll be revising for a wine exam, but you can’t have everything. Oh, hang on, there will be wine “to taste” so that’s a bonus. Whatever your plans, here’s a selection of Easter wines to try. I hope you
Easter wines: Six choices whatever your plans with friends or family Read More »
I love a glass of white all year round but there’s nothing nicer than a glass of chilled white with a Christmas lunch seafood starter or to pour with your turkey curry. Here’s some Christmas white wine choices. Christmas white wine choices under £10: The Wine Atlas Cococciola (£5.48, Asda, 12.5% abv) This is a
Christmas white wine choices: Five wines under £10 and five wines over £10 Read More »
Christmas is simply the best excuse to push the boat out and try some wonderful wines. I’m excited now, just thinking of crunches of sweet parsnip, huddles of sprouts, my favourite lemon-dashed, herb-mottled stuffing … oh, and the turkey. All of those flavours will be demanding my attention and then wine will add another layer
Wines for Christmas lunch: Here’s some ideas to help you plan what to sip Read More »
I’m told it is National Curry Week this week, the 20th one. You could visit one of several Indian restaurants marking the occasion or cook a good curry at home. With that in mind I’ve realised how many dishes I cook with a kick of heat. Here’s some white wines I’ve enjoyed with all things
Here’s four white wines to go with a kick of heat to celebrate all things spice Read More »
I’m always urging you to step out of your wine comfort zones; why stick with the pinot grigios of this world when there are SO many delicious grapes? Now Asda has the same message. Master of Wine Philippa Carr has created a range of 17 wines, hailed as a “passport to wine discovery”. The retailer has
Asda’s new Wine Atlas range is ‘passport to discovery’ Read More »
We all have our eyes peeled for a bargain, but when it comes to wine, it’s a gamble buying a bottle for under a fiver. But to be honest a fiver is sometimes all we want to spend. The Tesco Simply wines range has a selection of well over 20 wines in the range covering all
Tesco Simply wines are simply what they say on the vin Read More »
TO celebrate the British Open last weekend I opened some wine. That is the closest affinity I have to golf. I didn’t even have a British “open” it was a French “open” with wines from Languedoc-Roussillon. It is the most prolific wine-making region in the world. Yes, there are some mass-produced so-what wines, but there
Sun-kissed winning wines from Languedoc-Roussillon Read More »