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My first ever trip as a wine professional, some thirty years ago, was to the Languedoc Rousillon region in Southern France.  Back then I was

The hysteria that surrounds a wine receiving a Parker score in the high 90’s is the wine equivalent of winning the lottery. The €300

There is no other grape that can make wine lovers go crazy with excitement or be a huge disappointment as Pinot Noir. It is

he growth in popularity of Prosecco in recent years has been phenomenal. What does Prosecco have that makes it the sparkling wine of

As a regular reader of this column here is a quick quiz to test you wine knowledge

London has never been a more popular weekend destination for Spanish visitors. So many famous landmarks and museums to see and visit but as

Last week’s article was entitled ‘Why do some people not enjoy the taste of wine?’ When choosing wines for many people it is down

The taste of wine can be one of the great pleasures in life but what if you never get to enjoy wine? The main



Sparkling wine is a normal wine with the bubbles, that occur naturally during fermentation trapped inside. To make wine you need sugar, from 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