Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
It’s time to brush up on the lyrics to those classic Christmas tunes; pop on the Christmas jumper and have a jolly good time with your chums, your workmates and your nearest and dearest. There’s no better way to add sparkle to your festive fun than with some Christmas fizz. Christmas fizz: Cava and Moscato Camoli Moscato […]
Ten Christmas fizz ideas (because we all love wine and bubbles) Read More »
Blimey what did we do for easy-peasy bubbles before prosecco came on the scene? It now outsells Champagne in the UK and it’s easy to see why – it’s so much cheaper and very, very, easy to drink. Prosecco DOC wines are made across a wide area of Veneto and Friuli in the north
Festive fizz!! Here’s nine prosecco picks to enjoy at Christmas Read More »
I’ve been a bit under the weather past couple of weeks. I’ve been gearing up for Crimbo and sharing wine with friends – and with you – and blow me if I don’t end up taking painkillers. A woozy head without even opening a bottle. I had a little fall – no alcohol involved –
Warming red wines to take the pain out of a tumble Read More »
A cream liqueur is a snuggly comfort cushion as the cold winter wind whips around outside. Now its getting cold I asked some of my girlie pals to help me blind-taste 14 cream liqueurs. They didn’t complain. We’re not industry experts but we’re typical comfort cushion girlies who love a cream liqueur especially at Christmas.
Which cream liqueur wins 14-bottle mystery taste test? Read More »
When I was a kid Halloween was about a bowl, an apple and water. Dunking apples was the height of Halloween fun and lasted all of ten minutes before we gave up and went round the corner to play hopskotch with wet hair and apple stuck in our teeth. I think I’m the Halloween equivalent
Halloween wine ideas for wine lovers who hate Halloween Read More »
It’s good news (in my humble opinion) that Majestic has decided to drop its “buy six bottles” minimum purchase strategy. Makes perfect sense to me. Rowan Gormley, Majestic Wine’s CEO has announced the change after running trials in a handful of Majestic stores. Browsing wines is one of my shopping treats. Handbags? Occasionally. Shoes? Sometimes. But wine? Always. The six-bottle rule in
I’m happy Majestic Wine drops six-bottle purchase rule Read More »
Graham Norton the Irish comedian and chat show host, has launched his own wine. He’s created a sauvignon blanc with the help of New Zealand winery Invivo, which has partnered with Graham since since 2011. Have you seen the wines in the background of Graham’s BBC late-night chat show? That’s Invivo Awatere Sauvignon Blanc. Majestic exclusively
If you love wine, here’s a heads-up … there’s a brand-new wine experience coming to Birmingham and I have a pair of tickets to give away!! What’s not to love. Well, there’s all this to love … LOVE WINE 2015 takes place on November 7th at the Hotel du Vin in Birmingham and there’ll be at least 200 wines
Win two tickets to the Love Wine 2015 festival in Birmingham Read More »
Prosecco can always be relied on to save the day. Here’s the weekend and the footie scores haven’t gone exactly as I would have liked. As I write, it’s ten minutes since I poured Premier Estates’ Italian Prosecco Extra Dry, ( 11.5% abv RRP £7.99) and it is still perkily popping in the glass. Premier Estates make a
In my glass: Premier Estates’ Italian Prosecco Extra Dry Read More »