Sherry Week: A Taste of Leicestershire
Happy Sherry Week! I was very excited to be selected by the International Sherry Week team to be one of just 20 bloggers who are creating their own bespoke sherry...
Category: wine
Lodali: Wines of the Langhe
Carved into the hillside of the small commune of Treiso in the production area of Barbaresco, the Lodali wine cellar is one of the most striking and elegant I have...
The People’s Choice Wine Awards
I had a very pleasant diversion this weekend, braving the rain and travelling to Manchester for the People’s Choice Wine Awards. A wide range of people met in the function...
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...
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...
