Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
“I don’t like raisins,” said The Girl Who Doesn’t Like Raisins. “You might not like raisins,” I said, “but you’ll like this.” I asked Girl Who Doesn’t Like Raisins to pour a fingertip of Blind Spot Rutherglen Muscat wine into a glass and taste. “I’m not sure” she said, “Don’t be scared,” I said, as she raised […]
The Wine Society wizards and the girl who hates raisins Read More »
LET me tell you about a wine called Veronica. Well, actually, it’s not called Veronica at all. It’s called viognier. It’s Veronica because I bought my workpal a glass and a few days later, trying to remember the name, she plumped for Veronica. We giggled. So now I ask “do you want a glass
Viognier wine: Here’s some silky favourites to choose from Read More »
I’VE got a red nose. Not a wine nose (or even a wino’s) but a sunshine nose. I have a sunshine nose because we’ve had lovely weather and yours truly has been sitting outside enjoying it. I’ve bought myself a little 99p windmill on a stick and popped it in the ground so I can
Springtime white wines, virtual reality and twizzling sticks Read More »
WE’RE all watching our pockets at the moment. Never more so than when we’re still paying off those random online buys in the New Year sales. I thought I’d check out Lidl’s wines after browsing the interweb and discovered the retail chain sells several award-winning wines at surprisingly low prices. How would the Price Taste Ratio
Wine Press: Award-winning wines from Lidl which are kind to the pocket Read More »
JUST as we’re all getting over the buzz of International Carrot Day – you missed it? – we’re heading headlong into World Malbec Day to celebrate malbec wine. Wines of Argentina, which promotes the image of Argentine wines abroad, organises the day in tribute to the malbec grape, which it has adopted as its own. April