Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
Is it really that time of year again? Have you done your shopping yet? To be clear, I mean your Christmas shopping, not this weekend’s Big Shop. If you have a wine lover in your life, or anyone who enjoys a tipple as a tonic, then here’s a handful of Christmas gift ideas. The only […]
Wine Press: Christmas gift ideas for people in your life who like wine Read More »
I’M a woman of a certain vintage. Which means I still have a soft spot for David Cassidy, despite the fact he’s gone a bit off the rails lately. I can sing all the words to Barbados by Typically Tropical and I know the correct dance moves to Come On Eileen. I pogoed to Going
A wine vintage explained: it doesn’t guarantee quality 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 »
I LOVE social media. Yes, there’s lots of silly twittering in more ways than one. But I love the content I find about wine. Did you know I like wine? On Twitter I follow the hashtag #wine, on Instagram the same; on both #winelovers throws up good content. Or be more precise with a grape hashtag such
Winebird has a special way with words to help us enjoy wine Read More »
I’VE got a red nose. Not a wine nose (or even a wino’s) but a sunshine nose. I have a sunshine nose because we’ve had lovely weather and yours truly has been sitting outside enjoying it. I’ve bought myself a little 99p windmill on a stick and popped it in the ground so I can
Springtime white wines, virtual reality and twizzling sticks Read More »
SOME people can’t stand Mother’s Day. I mean they love their mum, but they can’t stand leaving the house for the so-called “treat”. Over-booked restaurants, under-cooked food and poor old mum trying to pretend it’s the best time she‘s had since the grand final of The X Factor. The alternative is staying in – cook
Mother’s Day wine: Choices for mum’s special day Read More »
IT’S Fairtrade Fortnight. I want to embrace wines which carry the Fairtrade stamp of approval and are born out of such a worthy cause; but I do so with mixed results. The Fairtrade Foundation (www.fairtrade.org.uk) explains it has several missions; “better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and
Wine Press: Fairtrade Fortnight and a sparkling nod to the Oscars Read More »
Christmas dinner wine … what to choose? To make this a genuine Scientific Experiment, I rustled up two of my favourite Christmas Day starters to help you with suggestions for wine to drink as you first gather round the table. My first was a smoked salmon terrine with a filling of creme fraiche and horseradish cream;
Christmas dinner wine ideas to go with your starter Read More »
AUTUMN is here; weekends of scrunchy woodland walks, skin-tingling whip-it-up winds and soggy downpours. Crisp whites and rosés still have their place but there’s nothing better than a red wine reflecting the season’s leafy clusters and harvest fruits. Last week I was a little rosy-cheeked after sitting in unexpected warm autumnal sun. With me, a
Wine Press: Autumn days … when only red wine will do Read More »