Tips and curiosities

Terroir, a French word, is often used when describing the taste and character of a wine, but what does it mean?  Put simply it

Which wine with Steak? The flavour and texture of the beef can vary greatly depending on the age of the animal, the cut of

In a recent article in the New York Times wine critic Eric Azimov wrote ‘ wine is food ’, referring to the fact that

Does the Vintage of a Wine Matter? The answer is

Have you ever thought why wines have so many different aromas and flavours? Why does Tempranillo have strawberry aromas? After all wine is a fermented

Sales of wine globally are estimated to be more than €285 billion annually and growing with more wines continually coming on stream.  Wineries everywhere

There are many types of wine tasting however, two of the most interesting are Vertical and Horizontal Wine Tastings.  Let me be clear, when

Wine and Umami can be a tricky combination to get right.  Umami is the fifth taste along with salt, sweet, sour and bitter.  It

The benefits of  ‘biodynamic’ farming are clear; no pesticides or herbicides, following the lunar cycle to determine when and what to do in the

I have been a wine professional for nearly 30 years and it still fascinates me because I learn new things all the time.