Last week I was in Lebanon visiting the wineries and tasting wines. This tiny country has been producing wines for 5000 years, since the time of the Phoenicians, followed by the Greeks and Romans, who built the awesome Temple of Bacchus, the god of wine,
Whether it be for a dinner with friends, a gift for a colleague or as a token of appreciation to a customer, the right choice of wine can make a wonderful gift and you don’t have to spend a fortune to find a good quality
When I do wine tastings the part that many people find most interesting is how wine and food interact. While there are no rules here are 8 principles for pairing wine with food
It’s that time of year when wineries in northern Europe are working around the clock. The mechanical harvesters, presses, pumps, tanks and barrels are all scrubbed clean and ready for action. The frantic activity of the harvest
The problem with wine is that most people don’t care about it. The wine industry faces a challenge with falling consumption, more competition from other beverages, and changing lifestyles. So what can be done to make it easier to choose a wine?
On a recent trip to Galicia I passed Bodegas Gerardo Mendez, in the town of Meaño and decided to call. It was a warm, sunny morning and Gerardo Mendez, with his healthy complexion and a broad smile, was working in the vineyards beside their impressively
Among the most iconic wines of the world, Petrus is probably the most well known. Today its wines are the most expensive in Bordeaux yet it wasn’t always this way. So what makes Petrus such an iconic wine?
When it comes to wine there are three types of wine drinker: The Bores, the Posers and the Geeks. A Wine Bore will tend to pontificate about wine, knows the names of the last ten wines he has drunk (I say ‘he’ because most bores
It general the wine industry does not communicate well with customers. For a product that is consumed in so many different scenarios, most of the time finding the ideal wine for a particular moment can be a lottery
It is hard to pick up a publication on wine and not find an article on global warming and the impact on vineyards. This is a complex issue and the wine industry is learning and responding
