Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
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 »
HAPPY New Year. Your resolution was to stop drinking for a month? And you gave in eerrm … about 8pm last night? Never mind. Change that 2013 resolution to exploring the world of wine. Don’t stick to what you know – that same bottle on the same shelf – but ring the changes. I asked
Start off New Year by stepping out of wine comfort zones Read More »
THERE’S a jokey cartoon that makes the rounds occasionally, supposedly illustrating the complicated thought processes inside a woman’s mind. It’s an intricate network of nuts, bolts, wires and electric circuits, all cross-connecting and interweaving – and nothing seems to make sense. All I can say is that whoever drew that hadn’t tried to get their
Wine Press: Burgundy wines have so many guises and glories Read More »
BAREFOOT Wine, the budget brand from American giant E&J Gallo has recently scooped no fewer than five 5-star awards – including three trophies – in a blind tasting. One of which was the best wine to drink with a lamb rogan josh. I’m not a wine snob; but Barefoot isn’t normally high on my buying
Blind tasting puts Barefoot wine strides ahead in curry contest 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 the space of two hours I tripped lightly across the globe; from Italy to South Africa, then France, southwards to Argentina and then moments later a short hop to south Australia. Not in reality of course. I doubt even Richard Branson’s galactic gadgets could succeed in such a speedy earth-spinning trip. Nope. I was nestled
Wine classics tasting in whirlwind of fizz and flint Read More »