There’s nowhere quite like Italy. The history, the art, the fashion, the weather, the scenic vistas, the people, the food and of course, the wine! From the romantic canals of Venice, the sun-drenched Sicilian beaches, world’s greatest pizzas of Napoli and the humbling ruins of the Roman Colosseum, there is a plethora of culture to ...…
Little by little the word is getting around that English wine (especially the sparkling ones) is bloody great stuff! Many have won international wine awards in blind tastings and are no longer anything to be shied away from. However, still not enough people, especially Brits, are enjoying these seriously good wines. My good friend, Francis ...…
You may not know this about me, but I’m a sucker for singing and talent competitions – X Factor, American Idol, the Voice UK, Britain’s Got Talent – I love them all (and thanks, perhaps, to Simon Cowell’s genius, it seems there is one or more of these shows on television in the UK 365 ...…
After a tumultuous year in 2011 that included briefly going into administration before 36 stores were snatched up by the EFB Group, Oddbins is making a comeback in 2012. It’s always sad when wine shops go out of business because it means less choice for wine lovers, so very happy in the fact that Oddbins ...…
New to you? Me too! I recently attended a tutored tasting led by two Masters of Wine, Jancis Robinson and Lynne Sheriff, where we tasted 10 wines, including 1 sparkling, all made from the grape variety Koshu. Koshu is a white grape variety that is grown in the Yamanashi region of Japan and it is ...…
Champagne is the ultimate celebration, but sadly not always in the budget. But just because we’re watching our wallets doesn’t mean we should deprive ourselves of the cheerful sounds of popping corks or the dance of bubbles in our glass! On the contrary, we just diversify! There are many wonderful sparkling wines from around the ...…
Have I got a story for you! In fact, I’ve got 29 stories for you in my recently published book Every Wine Tells a Story! As you may know if you’ve visited with me before, I am a huge advocate for wine drinkers to try different wines as often as possible so they can learn ...…
Croatia, located in the Adriatic Sea opposite Italy’s eastern shores, has 1,777km of coastline and 1,185 islands is a fantastic vacation destination! However, there is much more than sun, sand and sea to this country of just 4.5 million residents – they also make outstanding wine! This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Croatian ...…
39 wine lovers tell their personal stories of the one wine that knocked their socks off!
