In any good bar, there is a good chance that one of the beers on offer will have IPA in …
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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 …
Read More »Wine Knowledge – Gewurztraminer
Gewurztraminer is a grape to cause confusion. It sounds German, but is famous in Alsace, France which admittedly, is close to …
Read More »Wine Knowledge – Sauvignon Blanc
Lighter than Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc is best known for its grassy, herbal flavours, as well as gooseberry, apple, pear and …
Read More »Corks and corkscrews
Cork has been used to seal wine bottles since the 1700’s, this coincided with the availability of uniform glass bottles. …
Read More »The technique of tasting fine wine
Have you ever read a professional wine taster’s tasting notes and question whether all the aromas and flavours described are …
Read More »British Wines for British Embassies
Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani who represents Wealden, Sussex at the heart of Britain’s wine renaissance, is calling on Britain’s Embassies …
Read More »Divers find vintage champagne
In 2010, a team led by diving instructor Christian Ekstrom found 30 bottles of vintage champagne thought to pre-date the …
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