Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
Those wine labels are key to our buying habits (I’ve said many a time) and Aldi has hit on a canny marketing idea to draw us in to a new range of wines. If you see “chicken” or “lamb” or “pizza” shouting at you in italics from the retailer’s wine aisles it is because the […]
A few months ago I voted for something close to my heart. No, not a general election, or even Brexit (though obviously I voted in those and my heart sinks at the memory) …. but for a wine. I cast my vote for the style, look and feel of a new wine to be created
Members’ Choice Pioneer Pinot Grigio: A new Co-op wine selected by votes! Read More »
Oz Clarke is one of the most popular wine critics in this country. He is one of those people you instinctively “trust” when he shares his thoughts either through his books or his fun approach on our TV screens. He has a busy schedule as the festive season beckons, with the release of his latest
Corkscrew or screwcap? Find out what Oz Clarke thinks Read More »
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 »
If I were a grape variety, I’d be Gewurztraminer. I know this because Helena Nicklin told me. Helena is author of the book Winebird’s VINALOGY: Wine Basics with a Twist, and at the launch I filled in a form to discover my vinalogy, my wine self. Lots of Do I Like This … Do I Like that …
If I was a wine I’d be Gewurztraminer, reveals Vinalogy author Read More »
DO WINE shelves groaning with chardonnay and pinot grigio piddle you off? Perhaps it is just me. Supermarkets must be selling what people want to buy. Or are they dictating the market? This came home to me on my two-week fondly remembered sojourn by the coast. I’m not one to leave myself short of wine