Understanding Semillon with Chief Operating Officer Chris Tyrrell of Tyrrell’s Wines MEET THE PRODUCER SERIES Semillon is an age worthy and affordable white grape variety. Those of you interested to try, should turn your attention to the wine region of Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia, which is the new world’s spiritual home for …
Great Value Christmas wines in the Supermarkets Who else is full of holiday spirit? Or full of wine? It is the same thing, right? The Christmas season is upon us again. With less than 30 days to go, we now have full blown permission to drink, eat and be merry. So how to do this, …
A new love affair with Pinotage Having the pleasure to taste 6 top wines of South Africa recently, all Pinotage, I can officially say that I am a total convert. I plan to spend the rest of this article encouraging you to fall in love with this slightly hit and miss variety of the past, …
WOMEN POWER IN THE WINE INDUSTRY: Introducing Marimar Estate After a recent zoom tasting, I was inspired to share my learnings and thoughts on this interesting and dynamic winery run by mother Marimar Torres and daughter Cristina Torres. And yes, they come from the empire that is the Torres Family from Spain. In fact Marimar’s …
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Château Lafite Rothschild around the world Copyright – waddesdon.org.uk Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) are a first growth from Bordeaux and gained this top classification in 1855. There was only 4 at the time (Château Mouton Rothschild gained this status in 1973 making a total of 5 first growths). Lafite certainly has the reputation as …
Viognier – The seductive and sensuous grape variety that was saved from extinction Happy International Viognier Day Everyone. Friday 30th April is the very first ever International Viognier Day and we must celebrate this variety, for it was only back in the 1960’s that Viognier was almost extinct. Firstly, you pronounce it VEE-ON-YAY! Secondly, How …
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What is Cap Classique and why do you need to know about these great value wines? So what is Cap Classique? Previously known as MCC, which stands for Méthode Cap Classique, the South African producers have recently dropped the M and this wine is now known as just Cap Classique. This name was created in …
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Rasteau AOC celebrates 10 years of Cru Status Are you ready for a perfect wintery red? Last month Rasteau appellation celebrated 10 years of being recognized as a Cru (translates to “growth” in French and is used for a region with a specific terroir and quality) of Côtes du Rhône. You may have heard about …
Great value sparkling wines for the Christmas season (This article was first published on ISSUU.COM – Read the full article on Harpendia Christmas Magazine 2020 Christmas is well and truly knocking at the door. Whist this year certainly has been unlike any other, Christmas is definitely NOT cancelled. It is time for movie marathons, a …
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 tell you this, but most …
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