3 Lesser Known White Wines for the Heatwave
White wines for summer: It’s cracking the flags out there and I for one foresee a cold alfresco glass of vino in my relatively immediate future. But sometimes you need...
Category: wine
Do you know your Corpinnat from your Cava?
Corpinnat: Sparkling wine production in the Penedes region of Spain is getting a shake up. Reading up about the history of wine, and the autobiographies of my heroes in the...
BOOK REVIEW: Sparkling Wine by Stewart Wilde
I have found Vineyards of England and Wales: Sparkling Wine by Stewart Wilde to be an interesting but somewhat enigmatic book. The author is an architect who left his initial...
Time for Wine Subscription Service
I have tried wine subscription services before, but never really found one that I’ve been satisfied with. In theory, a monthly subscription having wine delivered to your door is perfect...
BOOK REVIEW: Brut Force by Peter Stafford-Bow
Hot on the heels of Corkscrew, our first encounter with the ineffable Felix Hart, Peter Stafford-Bow has returned with Brut Force. His second book about the misadventures and narrow escapes...
The European Capital of Booze
Where is the European Capital of Booze? This post was inspired by a bit of banter with friend and fellow blogger Lucia, over at Turin Epicurean. Anyone that knows someone...
Flavour of the Decade
How’s it going Leicester? Things are pretty amazing for me… No-one is more surprised than me that this month marks this blog’s 10th anniversary! The more eagle-eyed amongst you will...
