Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
If you think about Rioja wines, I bet you imagine a glass of smoky red rioja with lots of vanilla and cloves and spice. Who can blame you, as 75 per cent of the wines from the Rioja region are red. Let’s turn the tables and try a handful of Rioja wines but not red […]
Rioja wines: Some whites and a rosé for good measure Read More »
It’s sunny outside. I’m happy. At the risk of tempting fate, I bring you summer wine choices – two sparkling, two whites and two reds – to enjoy while the sun shines and as autumn beckons. Summer wine to cheer up a staycation Beau Beaujolais 2014 (12.5% abv, Majestic, £8.99 or £7.99 in a Mix Six deal) The dog
Summer wine: Six wine choices for when the sun peeks out Read More »
I don’t need a reason to try German wine, but I’m giving myself two reasons. The team from Wines of Germany (it promotes wines from Germany) has had a busy few weeks. The winners in its annual Top 50 German wines competition have been announced and this month (July) its annual 31 Days of German riesling campaign is underway. It
German wine: Four picks to enjoy this summer Read More »
I write about wine and other drinkies in a handful of regional UK newspapers; I share my thoughts here on One Foot in the Grapes. Here’s a selection of red wines reviewed in recent weeks. Three red wines should the fancy take you ♦ Red wines are probably a safe bet to warm your toes if sunny
Red wines: Three to try, a rioja, carmenere and barbera Read More »
There’s a lovely chap I see by the photocopier at work and I’ll call him Mike because that’s his name. Mike has been extolling the virtues of a merlot he loves. It’s called Grapevine Merlot, and he buys it from Aldi. So I bobbed up to Aldi to pick up his recommendation and bought more wine while I was
Four Aldi wine reviews, because Mike at work likes his wine Read More »
THE Co-op white wine Truly Irresistible Fiano 2014 has picked up the Great Value White under £7 trophy from the International Wine Challenge. I spent an afternoon with the man who brought the wine to the shelves, the Co-op’s Italian wines buyer, Ben Cahill. First, I asked Ben what he would say to people who don’t buy Italian wines.
Six Italian wines from the Co-op (and one Trophy winner!) Read More »
SECOND guessing the British summer weather is a bit like a game of spin the bottle but without the kissing. But come rain or shine I bet many of you will be pouring some barbecue wines as you singe the sausages and panic about the burgers. Here’s a pink, white, red and a sparkles – perfect barbecue wines, whether you’re
Barbecue wines: Four choices to enjoy come rain or shine Read More »
I’ve been on a diet – sorry, that should be present tense. I am on a diet. Or perhaps I should say I have the backbone of a jellyfish so the diet is “intermittent”. Best laid-plans, eh. The other day, feeling deprived, I craved a steak with onions and mushrooms fried and smothered in naughty things
A diet defeated by a glass of cabernet sauvignon (or two) Read More »
Now this is my kind of wine tasting. I recently joined in a Twitter wine tasting, hosted by the Wine Society and I didn’t have to move from my sofa. Millie the schnauzer slept right through it (well, it was past her doggie bedtime). Each month The Wine Society selects two wines which are tasted “over the
Twitter wine tasting at home with the Wine Society (and the dog) Read More »