Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
DRINKING wine on the move can be a bit of a challenge, particularly if one of those moves is a Northern Soul wiggle on a Christmas party dance floor. That, my friends, is my kind of move. But holding a glass of wine at the same time is not recommended. Health and safety apart, there’s […]
Wine Press: A train journey with some travel-sized wine bottles 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 »
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 »
FRUIT flavoured ciders. Well. I haven’t known such divided public opinion since Deirdre decided to stay with Ken and abandon her lover Mike Baldwin. For weeks my eyes have been drawn towards fruit flavoured ciders in shops. “No!” said the good fairy on my right shoulder. “Yes!” said the cheeky little devil sitting on my
A review of fruit flavoured ciders. This really divides opinions 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 »
I’VE been sitting here thinking about strawberries and Wimbledon and the Longest Day (because, scarily, we have reached that daylight milestone). Where do I take you this week, I’ve been asking myself. What homework do I set you in my continued challenge to encourage you to drink something new. To cast away the grigio and
Add dash of Chambord to prosecco for a summery cocktail Read More »
BY THE time you read this I will have enjoyed a Girlies’ Night In, with yours truly in charge of a wine-tasting challenge. Other entertainment was to be one Girlie playing tunes on her ukulele. My plan: To disguise all bottles in tin foil and to ask the Girlies questions, including guessing the grapes. I
Top winemaker Neil McGuigan shares his wine-tasting tips Read More »
THERE are two things I always do as the seasons tick by. One is to proffer a “pinch and a punch, first of the month”, to my pal Jamie; the second is to text my daughter whenI see my first lambs in a field. The latter went like this. You thought I’d made it up
Herald change in seasons with quartet of New Zealand wines Read More »
JOHN TORODE is now one of this country’s most popular celebrity chefs. Only last week he launched his new cookery programme Australia. But he also comes from a part of Australia which is the oldest wine-making region on that vast continent, the Hunter Valley. So it should come as no surprise that he has been
John Torode launches recipe collection with McGuigan Wines Read More »