Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
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 »
I’ve been in and around for ages on this interwebby thing. Problem is, now I think about it, it appears I have a split personality. Claretsgirl and being a football fan or One Foot in the Grapes and enjoying wine (errrmmm quite a bit) or Jane Clare and both? Mmm. I’m all three – but can I be all of these
Claretsgirl, wine, football, and a split personality Read More »
The only thing I’ve ever associated with wine, which glows in the dark, is yours truly. My pinkish nose and a wine flush around the cheeks are enough to brighten anyone’s journey once the sun goes down. But I’ve discovered a gadgety-kind of wine bottle which glows in the dark too … William Fèvre Limited
Wines from 31dover.com team put to the taste test Read More »
I WATCHED a lovely couple – well I’m sure they were lovely – looking totally bemused in a wine shop the other day. They were walking up and down the reds baffled, nay, befuddled, by the choices in front of them. So here’s some simple guidance on six basic wine grapes. You’ll see them all the time… but do you know if you’ll like
IF you’re lackadaisical about wine labels; if you rage about reds or whimper over whites; if you blush at a barolo or glaze over at a gerwurztraminer; if you pale at a pinot noir or think tempranillo is a percussion instrument; fear not. Because you might not be the only one. As another Bank Holiday is
Women like blokes with wine knowledge but are they bluffing? Read More »
Chardonnay. The most popular grape variety in the world. To borrow a theme from another beverage, if chardonnay made women, they would be as classy and steely-cool as Lauren Bacall; or as honeyed, rounded and voluptuously-complex as Marilyn Monroe; or maybe satin-lip frothy, but pin-bright and sparkling with a Grace Kelly-like elegance; or perhaps as
A celebration of the Chardonnay grape’s many personalities 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 »
Gallery: I visited Chablis in February 2011 and enjoyed the Saint-Vincent Tournante du Chablisien festival as well as visiting several wineries to enjoy Chablis wine. Read the stories from my Chablis visit. Here is a selection of pictures. [slickr-flickr tag=”chablis” descriptions=”on” type=”galleria” options=”autoplay:3000; imageCrop:true; carousel:false; transitionSpeed:1000; transition:pulse””]