BOOK REVIEW: Corkscrew by Peter Stafford-Bow
Having been sent a copy of Corkscrew by Peter Stafford-Bow to review some months ago, I was beginning to despair that I would ever actually have the chance to sit and...
Category: wine
Matteo Correggia: The wines of Langhe & Roero
During our recent visit to Piemonte, we stopped by the Azienda Agricola Matteo Correggia in the small town of Canale d’Alba. Here we were treated to a tour of the...
Discovering the wines of Roero
We were invited to the gorgeous Demarie winery to discover the wines of the Roero region of Piemonte this week. We were shown around the winery by third generation vintner,...
WSET Level 2: The Enthuastic Amateur Continues…
I’ve been trying to decide what you become when you stop being an Enthusiastic Amateur of wine and I’ve concluded that the answer is probably a terminal bore. That said,...
Tasting Piemontese wines
Us in the East Midlands are lucky to have access to a range of Piemontese wines. Bat & Bottle are a phenomenal independent Italian wine retailer working out of Oakham....
Battle Royal 2017: English rosé from Rothley Wine
How do you feel about English rosé? It’s been a while since I posted about a specific wine from Rothley Wine Estate. As some of you will know, I have...
Garofoli Verdicchio Classico
It’s always nice to have a little browse around the emporium that is David North’s in Rothley. It is a long established deli, with the added bonus of the beautiful...
The Enthusiastic Amateur: WSET Level 1
A Wine Adventure: WSET Level 1 As some of you may know, I enjoy a drop of wine. And I like talking about wine. And I like writing about wine....
