Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
THERE’S a jokey cartoon that makes the rounds occasionally, supposedly illustrating the complicated thought processes inside a woman’s mind. It’s an intricate network of nuts, bolts, wires and electric circuits, all cross-connecting and interweaving – and nothing seems to make sense. All I can say is that whoever drew that hadn’t tried to get their […]
Wine Press: Burgundy wines have so many guises and glories Read More »
ONE MAN’S nectar is another man’s poison. That may be a saying or perhaps I made it up. When it comes down to enjoying wine – and I’ve said it here before – the bottom line is personal taste. Who knows how much money is spent by Mrs Bloggs buying a wine her husband Joe
How the Morrisons wine taste test tool can help your choices Read More »
PHEW. That’s that for another year . . . now, what to do with the Christmas leftovers in the fridge. If you don’t have some turkey or sad sprouts staring at you when you reach for the milk, I’ll eat my hat – if I wasn’t too busy eating what’s left of my Christmas ham.
Perk up your Christmas leftovers with a drop of wine Read More »
WE’RE funny, aren’t we, people. We can make decisions based on preconceived ideas; decisions based on perceptions, not fact. Take Aldi wine. Remember that advertising slogan “it is a Skoda honest” …. well how about, “it is from Aldi, honest”. Maybe Aldi is the retail equivalent of Skoda; in the public’s mindset it may not
The Aldi wine team takes the game up to another level Read More »
BAREFOOT Wine, the budget brand from American giant E&J Gallo has recently scooped no fewer than five 5-star awards – including three trophies – in a blind tasting. One of which was the best wine to drink with a lamb rogan josh. I’m not a wine snob; but Barefoot isn’t normally high on my buying
Blind tasting puts Barefoot wine strides ahead in curry contest Read More »
PRETTY in pink … a glass of rose. Can it be beaten? Well it can if it’s sparkling and is sitting alongside tapas of marinated salmon and Iberian ham. A veritable feast with pink hues; but by no means girlie. I was in Barcelona drinking Cordon Rosado, the pink sister of stablemate Freixenet’s famous Cordon
Freixenet cava is so much more than iconic Cordon Negro Read More »
I WAS very proud of myself the other day. So proud I rewarded myself with a tinkling glass of something sweet, fruity and bubbly. The reason? A winemaker in the heart of Spain’s cava country complimented me on my grape-blending skills. With three wines, three test-tubes and three blending attempts, I was trying to mirror
Cava: Mixing memories and tradition for a signature wine at Segura Viudas Read More »
In the space of two hours I tripped lightly across the globe; from Italy to South Africa, then France, southwards to Argentina and then moments later a short hop to south Australia. Not in reality of course. I doubt even Richard Branson’s galactic gadgets could succeed in such a speedy earth-spinning trip. Nope. I was nestled
Wine classics tasting in whirlwind of fizz and flint Read More »
IN CHABLIS is a little cellar, known as The Wine Aroma cellar. In that little room the whole gamut of wine aromas from Burgundy wines are captured in flasks; each just beautiful to look at, never mind smell. A glass case of fresh red fruits – blackcurrant, cherry, grape, to name but a few – has
Wine aromas of Burgundy captured in Chablis cellar Read More »
Chablis, a wine for pleasure; warm summer evenings; for dinner parties, comfortable nights-in. Special occasions. A name recognised on shelves as having a pedigree. When I visited Chablis for the Saint-Vincent Tournante du Chablisien Festival in February, I was lucky enough to meet some of the people behind the wine – the characters and the traditions
Chablis: The people behind the wine and the wine is their life Read More »