Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week in several regional newspapers … here’s one when I forgot about Organic September but I still enjoyed a juicy glass of Bonterra Organic Cabernet Sauvignon My dad used to say “I didn’t forget, I just didn’t remember”. Which has been a useful phrase for me too, […]
Bonterra Organic Cabernet Sauvignon and when I forgot Organic September Read More »
The Wine Time feature is published in the Lancashire Post, the Blackpool Gazette and other regional newspapers in Lancashire … here’s when my thoughts turned to wines from the Loire Valley. It’s been a over a year since we learned how to mute, to share, to wave, to leave messages via our laptop screens as
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week in several regional newspapers … here’s one from May 2021 when my world was dominated by Italian wines for a few days. I’ve been feeling the love for Italian wines of late. I won’t bore you with the details, but I’ve been sharing the love with
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The Raise a Glass feature is published every week in several regional newspapers … here’s one from the end of April 2021 when the garden bench was tested for wine durability with spring red wines. There’s nothing more uplifting than sunshine and bluebells and daffodils and garden benches as the sun dips down after a
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Every year I run a consumer page blind taste-test to discover my pick of the bubbles for Christmas and New Year. In 2020 it was more complicated than usual as I didn’t have a gang of tasting elves with me! Instead my small social bubble tasted wines for the benefit of your festive social bubbles.
The best Christmas fizz: My 2020 festive sparkling wine choices under £20 Read More »
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … my countdown to Christmas wines 2020 began in November. Here’s my selection of Christmas white wines to buy over £10. Yay, we’re allowed to have some family time at Christmas after all. Maybe it’s worth pushing the boat out with some smashing wines! First up,
White wines for Christmas 2020: Eleven festive choices over £10 Read More »
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … my countdown to Christmas wines 2020 began way back at the beginning of November. Here’s my first selection of Christmas white wines to buy: Wines under £10 Well hello festive countdown. It doesn’t seem two minutes since we were last here, you and me. Not much
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The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … here’s when I enjoyed a Côtes du Rhône at Home experience. I listened as experts Joe Wadsack and Matt Walls shared their knowledge. I love taking a deep-dive into a wine region I’ve almost taken for granted. This happened with wines from the southern Rhône
Raise a Glass: Côtes du Rhône at Home was an absolute wine treat! Read More »
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … here’s one from the middle of July when we were beginning to see lockdown ease. But I’m still a stay-at-home bunny enjoying my drinks for summer. I’m not likely to be leaving the country any time soon to visit vineyards and wine regions, but I’m
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