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Virtual wine tastings
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Wine Rocks
There has historically been a perceived link between soils that vines are grown in and the flavour of the wine that you…
The Prosecco Bubble Bursts?
The Prosecco Bubble Bursts? Prosecco corks have been popping in the UK at a steadily growing rate for a decade and we…
Do Your Wine Duty
Sadly, I don’t think Philip Hammond reads my articles, however, I’m going to have a moan at him anyway. The price of…
Champagne cynic
Champagne cynic…I started my wine journey many years before I could afford to buy anything that was famous. I think I had…
Champagne
Sod’s law that the weather in France was grim when I was there last week. One doesn’t expect the weather in Scotland…
Wedding Wines
Seeing as there seems to have been some wedding chat recently, I’m trying to keep my column vaguely topical and give some…
Sunburn
SunburnSunshine is a vital ingredient in making great wine. As you are browsing the summer holiday destination this year seeking out that…
Food & Wine Matching
FOOD AND WINE MATCHING – WHERE TO START Cooking is a balance of sweet, salty, acid, umami and fat. The trick is…
Naturally Nonsense?
Natural Nonsense? The current vogue in the consumer world of wine is to be as eco-friendly as possible. This is a laudable…
Richard’s Christmas 2018 Ramblings
Champagne Cynic 2018 I started my wine journey many years before I could afford to buy anything that was famous. I think…
Winter Wine fair 2017 – The Top 10
Another year, another festive Grog-laden extravarganza. 180 lovely customers braved the chill and came along to sample over 100 of our tastiest…
Who wants to live forever?
There is a little bit of a nip in the air in the mornings now. This is the first time in 11…