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In life hope and fear is what keeps us going. There has never been so much written about when this crisis is over, which

Viognier is the most aromatic and scented grape in the world. Its home is in France, in Condrieu, which is in the Rhone

As part of my daily routine during lockdown I have been reading my old wine books, many of which I have not looked at

Riesling is all about pure aromas and flavours without any influence from the use of oak or other techniques to enhance the flavours. Often

As each day passes the number of people confirmed with the infection rises spreading fear and uncertainty all over the world. This has had

In many of the world’s leading wine markets there is an over supply of wine and falling consumer demand. However, there is good

When we think of Galician wines the white grapes Albariño or possibly Godello come to mind. Yet there are many wonderful red wines to

The other day I was chatting with a man about wine when he said ‘wines in ‘brik’ are poison’. He was serious, so I

Wine is a product that gives pleasure, it brings people together, it can make food taste better, it can be given as a gift,

Australia’s bushfires have been burning out of control for over three months and the images of the destruction to life and property are graphical