Black Friday marks the start of the Christmas season. A good wine can be an ideal present and you don’t have to spend a fortune to find some real gems. Here are some tips to bear in mind when choosing wines as Christmas gifts.
Syrah and Shiraz are two names for the same grape. In France this classic red grape is known as Syrah while in Australia it is called Shiraz.
Its home is the northern Rhone, where Syrah makes elegant and complex wines notable for
Red wine with meat and white wine with fish? In the video we solve this question about wine. For the examples the wines have been used: - Moulin de Gassac Pinot Noir (France) - Yealands Estate Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand) Very soon new videos.
Sparkling wine is a normal wine with the bubbles, that occur naturally during fermentation trapped inside. To make wine you need sugar, from the ripe grapes and yeast. During the fermentation process the sugar is converted to alcohol and carbon dioxide. There are various ways
German wine labels are very informative indicating not only the region but also the quality and sweetness of the wine. In order to understand what is in the bottle you need to know how wine is classified in Germany
Germany is the home of Riesling producing
Do most wines improve with age? We solve this question in the video. Includes English subtitles In the video we show three wines as an example: Don David Torrontes 2016, Argentina Mas de Daumas Gassac 2012, France Patermina Rioja Gran Reserva 1982, Spain After this explanation about whether the
Recently I wrote an article about why wines are blended. It came as a surprise to some that some wines are a blend, such as Rioja, which is a mix of several wines made from different grape varieties. I can understand the confusion given that
On today’s show Selina talks to Mark about the story behind TheWinePlace.es as how different situations influence how wine tastes.
The term Flying Winemakers was first used in the late 1980’s when referring to winemakers who would fly from region to another making wines. They were a new phenomenon in a very traditional wine world. Most of them were Australians who had been trained to
I am delighted to announce the WSET courses at the CRDO Valencia, in addition to Voravins in Paterna. The first WSET Level 1 course will be take place on the 13 and 14 of November.
The CRDO Valencia does an excellent job promoting
