Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
WHAT do three Masters of Wine, 100 wines, and the name of a football team have in common? The link is actually a new wine website where QPR is scoring very highly. It stands for Quality Price Ratio and only wines with a ratio above 90 – as chosen by three Masters of Wine – […]
Winetrust100: An online wine selection based on quality and price Read More »
If you haven’t tried German riesling for years because you think of that warm German wine on your corner shop’s bottom shelf, then think again. And now would be as good a time as any. The 31 Days of German Riesling campaign organised by Wines of Germany is in full flow. Author and wine critic
Wine Press: German riesling is a wonderful thing Read More »
What was going on in the world in 1997? A book about a schoolboy wizard hit our bookshelves, Pierce Brosnan enjoyed his second outing as a Martini-shaking secret agent, while Tony Blair became Prime Minister for the first time. Oh, and a Scotch whisky was laid down in Bourbon casks. Sixteen years on and the eighth
Balblair 97 whisky is delicate and “Bryan Ferry smooth” Read More »
IF pinot noir grapes were teenage girls, they would constantly be told off by their mums. They prefer cool, moderate conditions but they aren’t really dressed for it to be honest. Their skins are thin, like flimsy little cardies and at the first sign of bad weather all sorts of temper tantrums can be had,
Painting a picture of the perfect pinot noir wines Read More »
There’s a group of explorers scouring the world, Wine Society buyers tracking down the best on offer from every continent, bringing wonderful tastes back to you and me in Blighty. I think you’d be hard pushed to find anyone that does it better than the Wine Society. Terrific wines at pocket-happy prices. A co-operative, founded
Wine Society’s explorers who discover wonderful tastes Read More »
I THOUGHT spring had sprung this week – then blinked and it was raining again. In the time when the sun did shine I sneaked outside with a glass of vinho verde wine. It is a wine you should try if you like your wines to be gentle and refreshing. The accent is definitely
JUST as we’re all getting over the buzz of International Carrot Day – you missed it? – we’re heading headlong into World Malbec Day to celebrate malbec wine. Wines of Argentina, which promotes the image of Argentine wines abroad, organises the day in tribute to the malbec grape, which it has adopted as its own. April
IT’S Easter, time to relax. Four days off – and I’m ducking airborne corks flying at me from those of you still working. Sorry and all that. For the rest of us, what shall we do with our time? Well this wine column isn’t called a wine column for nothing – here’s ideas from around
Wine Press: Enjoy the Easter break with a glass of something different every day Read More »
It feels as if I’ve been waiting for Spring to spring for, well, ever since the clocks went back last autumn. Now it’s here I’ll be greeting it with one of my favourite roast dinners, lamb, with a glass of springtime red wine. With Easter just around the corner next week, I’m thinking about red
Mark change of seasons with springtime lamb and red wine Read More »