Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
THE broadest, brightest night sky over one part of South Africa has inspired the name of one of the country’s most successful wineries. Stellar Winery is 275 kilometres north of Cape Town on the road to Namibia. Its name doesn’t just reflect the spangled sky above – but it also summarises the breadth of the […]
Fairtrade Fortnight wine supports farmers and workers Read More »
IN THE classic 70s play, Abigail’s Party, the terribly snobby Bev puts a bottle of red wine in the fridge. How we laughed at her snooty ignorance. Red wine in the fridge? Pah! Except it was beaujolais wine – and it is better slightly chilled. Beaujolais wine may not be fashionable, and it has suffered from
Beaujolais wine explained and some lovelies to try Read More »
WELL, what a week of snow. You may have escaped it , but if you didn’t I bet you couldn’t wait to be tucked up at home in your onesie. Don’t worry, that will be our secret. Once the door is locked fast against the cold, is there a more satisfying way of thumbing your
Warm yourself with glugs of Spanish grenache wines Read More »
We’re very fond of gadgets in our house. For several months we had a plastic electronic rabbit – behave – which sat on the sideboard and wiggled its ears when anyone sent us an email. He was also tuned in to the news headlines and recited them. He had to go. It was electronic bunny overkill
Your Valentine may love a new jacket with their Champagne 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 »
I’M TRYING ever so hard not to become a wine snob – but I might be failing miserably. I’ve been writing a column for the Liverpool Daily Post for just a year, and I simply want to enthuse others without becoming a bloomin’ know-it-all in the process. No airy fairy nonsensical comments from me –
I don’t want to be a wine snob, I just want choices 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 »
Sauvignon blanc. I love it. Now and again there’s some pain I put myself through to write about wine (let alone being stabbed by corkscrews). Tasting extraordinary 2012 sauvignon blancs has certainly not been one of those occasions. Let’s start with a new selection from the Wine Society. It has packaged a New Zealand sauvignon
Sauvignon blanc choices for your must-drink list Read More »
ONE MAN’S nectar is another man’s poison. That may be a saying or perhaps I made it up. When it comes down to enjoying wine – and I’ve said it here before – the bottom line is personal taste. Who knows how much money is spent by Mrs Bloggs buying a wine her husband Joe
How the Morrisons wine taste test tool can help your choices Read More »