In just over 40 years, first commercial vineyards were planted in the 1970’s, New Zealand has achieved more than most wine regions have done in a century. Wines from New Zealand are predominately made from Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, the two iconic grape varieties from
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
Sauvignon Blanc has an enviable reputation among wine drinkers around the world are drinking more of it than ever before. So what makes this French grape so universally popular? Primarily because the wines are so obviously Sauvignon Blanc in style and character that consumers trust
As well as drinking wine I like to cook. So how to pair Wines of The World with Spanish food? Here are a selection of some of my favourite wines paired with some traditional Spanish dishes. An ‘almuerzo’ made in heaven is Spanish omelette with
Wine Tasting, is it Hard Work? A friend asked me, “How was your day?”, I replied that I was exhausted having been tasting wines from 10 o’clock in the morning until 3pm in the afternoon. He laughed and said somewhat sarcastically, “sounds like really hard
I have had the good fortune during to have travelled and worked in many wine regions around the world. From Bordeaux in France to Montevideo in Uruguay from Paarl in South Africa to Oregon in the USA, looking for new and exciting wines. We are
Here in Spain there has been a boom in recipes using ingredients imported from around the world. So let us think about how to combine wines from around the world with the food we eat. Wine is an essential ingredient to make a meal complete. It
