Last weekend in Requena I attended a celebration to mark the end of the grape harvest where the last bunches were picked from the 2017 harvest. The band of the Sociedad Musical Santa Cecilia de Requena played and the children dressed in traditional outfits
To age wine in oak barrels adds complexity, flavour and longevity to wine. The intensity and range of flavours that the oak imparts on the wine depend on where the oak is from, the age of the barrel, the size of the barrel, how toasted
Discovering wines from places you least expected is a fun and interesting part of my work. Winemakers and viticulturists around the world whose aim is to make wines better and distinctive in character, introduce new grape varieties to a region.
Is there a risk that wines
Do you know the difference between Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio? Do you want to know the answer? Read on
Creating an appealing wine list requires knowledge and imagination. Too often wine lists are unimaginative dull lists of over priced wines. Yet if we in the wine industry are going to encourage consumers to ask for wine then issues have to be addressed
The simple answer to why are wines blended is to make the best wine possible taking into consideration grape varieties, climate and soils. One of the skills of a winemaker is in his or her ability to make a wine that is balanced, with each
I am often asked what is my favourite red wine for a barbecue? Together a good red wine with a barbecue make one of life's little luxuries. I like to barbecue with all that in involves; the ‘pluck’ sound as the cork comes out of the bottle,
Firstly, orange wine is not made from oranges. It is a white wine that has developed a distinctive orange like colour. In fact many of them range between a light golden honey to an autumnal amber colour. What gives the wine its distinctive colour is
Many wine lovers are fascinated by wine and have an insatiable urge to learn more. There are those who are happy to just to enjoy a glass of wine and think nothing of it, but unlike you they don’t read this column. If you
A wine label is the equivalent of a book cover and should communicate what is inside the bottle; it could be a classic, a thriller or a trashy summer novel. Wine producers are fortunate because they can decide on everything from how the wines is that
