Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
I’m on one of those diets that allows you to eat lots of meat, pasta and rice. I’m also allowed limited ‘treats’ and mine’s a four letter word. Wine. A wine diet. I’m not really on a wine diet. I’m on a diet with glasses of wine. But I guess you know what I mean. […]
Wine diet. Well not quite. Wine and a diet? Perhaps. 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 »
I’ve been a bit under the weather past couple of weeks. I’ve been gearing up for Crimbo and sharing wine with friends – and with you – and blow me if I don’t end up taking painkillers. A woozy head without even opening a bottle. I had a little fall – no alcohol involved –
Warming red wines to take the pain out of a tumble Read More »
Bordeaux wine might be a bit daunting; ooooh all those different tastes, styles, let alone names we can’t pronounce properly. I went along to a Bordeaux tasting run by Dan Harwood at Vinea, Liverpool, on behalf of the Bordeaux Wine Council. (Bordeaux.com/uk) Dan has some wise words to share and some simple little word clouds too, which help
Six styles of Bordeaux wine explained in simple steps Read More »
We all have our eyes peeled for a bargain, but when it comes to wine, it’s a gamble buying a bottle for under a fiver. But to be honest a fiver is sometimes all we want to spend. The Tesco Simply wines range has a selection of well over 20 wines in the range covering all
Tesco Simply wines are simply what they say on the vin 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
CARMENÈRE. Chile’s signature grape. I’m intrigued by this wine’s story, so I’m sharing it with you. As I write, I’m still on staycation, staring out at blue Welsh skies brushed with rolling grey clouds, but happily sipping Viña Koyle Alto Colchagua Reserva Carmenère, 2012 (£8.95, The Wine Society) at the naughty wine time of 5.15pm.
Carmenère and Chile go together but for years grape was forgotten Read More »
I’M NOT known for my fitness levels, but I‘m pretty good at running to a bar at last orders. So cycling? Not a chance. And don’t even think about me in Lycra. No. Don’t. But watching cycling is a different matter, and next weekend the much-heralded Tour de France 2014 begins in Yorkshire. For Chilean winemakers
Celebrate Tour de France with Bicicleta wines from Cono Sur Read More »
THERE’S a part of France which almost thinks its the New World when it comes to wine-making. I’m talking Pays d’Oc. Traditionally France – and other “old world” countries such as Spain and Italy – have historically developed wines based on local grape varieties, the local marketplace and as a match to local foods. But in
Pays d’Oc – where 56 grape varieties are the spice of life Read More »