We’ve overcome our prejudice against screw top closures, now it seems, the same is true of wine in a box. …
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Gin sales are booming
A record amount of Gin was sold in 2016 Gin sales rose by 16% in 2016 to around forty million …
Read More »Scotch Whisky – all you want to know
Scotland has been producing Scotch Whisky since the fifteenth century. It accounts for about a quarter of UK food and …
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Don’t be put off by the over sweet mass market fizz called cider on offer in many bars. Proper …
Read More »Wine Knowledge – Gamay (Beaujolais)
Every November enterprising restaurants and bars cash in on Beaujolais Nouveau Day, the third Thursday in November. Such has been …
Read More »Wine Knowledge – Riesling
Here is a grape or is it the name with an identity crisis: Several grapes from around the world have …
Read More »Beer Knowledge – India Pale Ale
In any good bar, there is a good chance that one of the beers on offer will have IPA in …
Read More »Wine Knowledge – Barbera
Few wine drinkers are familiar with Barbera, yet it is Italy’s third most cultivated grape and one that dates back …
Read More »Wine Knowledge – Merlot
The Merlot grape produces a red wine with medium to full body and herbaceous flavours. It’s typically softer in taste …
Read More »Wine Knowledge – Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris
Three countries, three names: In Alsace, France; Pinot Gris can be a crisp flavourful honey colour dry wine or a …
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