It was ten years ago when Mas de Daumas Gassac in Aniane, Languedoc Rousillon in Southern France, last held a vertical tasting, a chance to taste different vintages of a same wine. Last Saturday, fifteen wine writers from around the world were invited to taste
I was in a bar last week when a young woman came up and asked the barman for a glass of Rosé with lemonade. Turning a glass of Rosé into a long drink can be very refreshing. So I thought wine cocktails can be fun
Chardonnay is the most popular white wine in the world. It is a white grape originally from Burgundy region in France and can be found in vineyards all over the world. Some of the most expensive dry white wines, such as Le Montrachet, are made from
Over the next few weeks you will be planning lunches and dinner for family, friends and colleagues so here are some tips to help you choose some white wines for Christmas that will make each occasion special. To get proceeding underway you will need to stock up
What makes a good summer white wine ? Something light, fresh with floral or citrus aromas, good fruit flavours and crisp acidity. Today I am going to tell you about four white grape varieties that you should bear in mind to broaden you tasting
Austria, home Mozart, Strauss and Schubert, Gustav Klimt, Sigmund Freud, philosophers Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper is also the home of a grape variety that makes some of the finest food wines in the world, Grüner Veltliner. Grüner Veltliner makes white wine that taste like the
To discover Bodega 3T you have to go to Galicia, one of my favourite places to spend some time. This week I visited my friends Mario and Angel at their winery Bodega 3T in Vilanova de Arousa, near Pontevedra. The name 3T comes from the
