Wedding Wines: Choosing and finding the best value wine for your wedding. I wrote this article for The Gay Wedding Blog. Click here to see the full feature! Choosing wines for your wedding can be a daunting experience, but it need not be. Firstly the wine world doesn’t want to…
Extreme winemaking in The Atacama Desert Firstly, what is Terroir? If you have every spoken to somebody who works in the wine world, you would have inevitably heard them use the word ‘terroir’. Very often misunderstood, this world loosely translates to ‘sense of place’. There is no English equivalent. The…
Happy Beaujolais Nouveau Day! Yay! Its Beaujolais Nouveau Day, and you know what that means? It means an extra excuse to drink wine. So, here is an introduction into the grape variety Gamay and this fun and fruity day. The grape and the region Gamay is the red grape variety…
A weekend away at Tillingham Wines The Winemaker It made complete sense when Ben Walgate, Winemaker and Owner of Tillingham Wines said that he had grown up on a farm. To Ben’s very core you can see the respect he has for his surroundings and the love and admiration for…
Tour and Tasting at The Mount Vineyard The sun is shining, it’s a Sunday and you are thirty? What should you do? What any sane adult should do – go visit a vineyard. And as our English wines continue to get better, so does the hospitality in our English Vineyards.…
A Vineyard day out from London: Squerryes Winery London: This city is known for its diversity. It satisfies every history buff to all food connoisseurs, abundant in royal parks and alive at all hours of the day if you know where to look. But for any true wine lover, the…
What are the differences between Natural, Organic and Biodynamic wine? With the global shift towards healthier living, fighting climate change, and animal welfare, all industries are feeling the effects of our focus on living a more ethical and sustainable lifestyle.So how are we making changes? I love that by April 2020…
Battle of the Supermarket Rosés Yesterday (Saturday 8th June) was National Rosé Day, so I took it upon myself to find out who has the best Supermarket Rosé . I set myself a few rules: the wines needed to be from the supermarkets own brand premium range, they couldn't be…
Outside London Cru, London's First Urban Winery and the host of Bacchus in Focus Masterclass Bacchus - The God of Wine and the Grape Variety of England If you didn’t already know, this week is a special week; It is English Wine Week: Saturday 25th May to Sunday 2nd June,…
Celebrating International Sauvignon Blanc Day with New Zealand Cellars Great news everyone. It’s Sauvignon Blanc day on the 3rd May.We all love Sauvignon Blanc for it’s herbaceous, zesty flavours and refreshing acidity, but do you know where these flavours come from? If you want to amaze everyone with your wine…