Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
Here I am then, continuing my reflections of 2021 as a New Year begins – and this exploration of New Zealand syrah wines is a lovely one for me to rediscover. I’ve been invited to lots of virtual wine-shaped events in the last 18 months. In 2021 the annual New Zealand Wine Week was tweaked […]
New Zealand syrah: A February masterclass in my New Year review Read More »
Study for the WSET Level 2 Award in Wines in a three-day course in Liverpool.
You’ll explore the winemaking and environmental factors that impact the style and quality of wines.
And through theory and tasting over 40 wines, led by Jane Clare of One Foot in the Grapes, you’ll learn how to describe them with confidence.
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WSET Level 2 Award in Wines in Liverpool: 3 days in city venue Read More »
Hold on to your Christmas hats! If you love red wines with a bit of heart, depth, richness and ripe fruits which can comfort and hug, then I’m here for you. I won’t dilly dally with these festive red wine choices, as there’s lots to get through. Three festive red wine choices from France It
Christmas wines Part 4: Festive red wine to warm and hug you (if only it had arms) Read More »
Those of you with long memories might recall that months ago my clumsiness got the better of me at a Wines of Australia tasting. Within minutes of arriving I broke my phone and I later left my tasting notes on the train. I promised to bring you some Australian wines another time; this is that
Wines of Australia: Five wines you might not expect to see from Down Under! Read More »
WE ALL love a reason to celebrate, so here’s advance warning of International Grenache Day. Buy the bunting, invite your friends round, bake a cake as it’s next Friday (September 18 2015). Grenache Day is a global event organised by the Grenache Symposium Association. I bobbed onto their website which waxes lyrical about the grape.
Five wine picks for International Grenache Day. Don’t forget the bunting. Read More »
There I was, at my desk, feeling sorry for myself, when a work pal said he wasn’t 100% that morning. He’d opened an Australian shiraz the night before and his senses weren’t tickety-boo. I sympathised. We compared notes and we’d only had a couple of glasses of red on a school night. My red (more
Why some wines have more alcohol strength than others Read More »
I prodded, thumped and squeezed various cuts of meat last Saturday only for the heavens to open when the barbecue was lit. Ah well. The British summer always catches us out. One thing was a certainty – the Co-op wines I’d taken to a friend’s were always going to please. Truly Irresistible Bio Bio Valley
Co-op wines can be truly irresistible as gold awards prove Read More »
If you’ve managed to get this far into 2015 without touching a drop of alcohol, then well done. Not long to go now, my Dry January heroes. Soon you can have a February glass of something. For those of you with a detox backbone, here’s a trio of wines, which aren’t wines any more. Let
Torres Natureo ‘wines’ might help the Dry January blues Read More »
I MADE burgers the other day. I needed burgers for the barbie. There weren’t any in the shops. I could have flattened meatballs, but I felt sorry for them, sitting there pert and plump and perfect and expectant. I would have felt like I’d squashed a fly. So I made some. Perfect timing too, as this coming Wednesday, t’internet tells me, is National Burger Day. (Not for the
Wine Press: National Burger Day and red wines to disguise disasters Read More »
JOHN TORODE is now one of this country’s most popular celebrity chefs. Only last week he launched his new cookery programme Australia. But he also comes from a part of Australia which is the oldest wine-making region on that vast continent, the Hunter Valley. So it should come as no surprise that he has been
John Torode launches recipe collection with McGuigan Wines Read More »