On a recent wine trip to the beautiful region of Istria in Croatia, fellow wine blogger Donald Edwards, showed us the art of Wine Punting: drinking wine out of the punt of an empty wine bottle. Always up for anything, Joe Wadsack joined in and so did winemaker of Roxanich wines, Mladen Rozanic – not ...…
Naked Wines is without doubt one of the most innovative retailers in the UK (they’ve won awards to prove it). They recently introduced their most ambitious competition to date: #ZerotoHero with the goal of “Unearthing the world’s most talented, undiscovered winemakers” – a big task for sure! Over 6 months, 6 tastings, covering 6 winemaking ...…
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 ...…
“Champagne! In success you deserve it; in defeat you need it” ~ Winston Churchill. There is no doubt in my mind that there’s magic in a glass of Champagne. My belief was strengthened recently at a dinner hosted by Jacquart Champagne where we delved into the intricacies of creating the ‘house-style’ Non-Vintage blend. Each year ...…
This week was Marks & Spencer’s Spring tasting for wine educators and bloggers. I’m a big fan of M&S – their food is great (a favourite is the orzo pasta & roasted tomatoes with basil vinaigrette) – their stores are well-organized and the people are friendly. The fact they do so many things well, has ...…
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 ...…
This is my second consecutive Christmas in St Catharines, Canada and although there isn’t as much snow as last year (none, in fact), it is still a fabulous place to be during the holidays. One of the most exciting attractions of the area for me, is that it’s only a short drive from one of ...…
Ok, maybe not quite enough said (is a blog with only headlines still a blog?). The Hunter Valley is practically synonymous with Semillon and thankfully many more people are discovering the incredible, deep, rich wines this grape can produce. Leading the way is winemaker Neil McGuigan with his McGuigan Bin 9000 Semillon. Neil recently visited ...…
39 wine lovers tell their personal stories of the one wine that knocked their socks off!
