Some of you may already be on summer holiday, others will be going in the coming weeks. Maybe some of you will visit countries from where you have drunk wines and enjoyed, hopefully, from TheWinePlace.es. Whether it be the south of France, the rivers of
I went to visit my friend Chimo in his allotment or ‘huerta’ on the outskirts of Valencia, close to where I live. He has a plot of about 50m2 and everyday he goes there to attend his crops. Like many people I like the idea
Mark’s Chicken Curry with Chenin Blanc, version Mark O'Neill I am big fan of curry and a simple Chicken Curry made with coconut milk goes really well with many wines, particularly Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc from the Western Cape in South Africa. This combination is a favourite
Which Wines for Weddings or other special events such as an anniversary celebration, company event or a communion? How much wine should you order? What type of wine should you order? How much should you pay? Too often the wine is overlooked and left to the
Riesling with stir fry vegetables makes a great combination. Can you picture the scene, getting home late from work, tired and hungry but not really in the mood to cook? Last night was one of those nights. In the fridge there was half a red
Which Red Wine with Gourmet Burgers? Why not crack open a bottle of Naked on Roller-skates Shiraz Mataro, from McLaren Vale, Australia. Although the label is fun, the idea comes from the novel Pulp Fiction, this is a serious wine, an old and new world blend.
There are many wine terms to describe wines that we are familiar with but are not clear about what they mean. A TheWinePlace.es member recently asked me to explain the terms’ vino joven’, ‘crianza’ and ‘reserva’ and how do they apply to international wines. Read
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
Last week I was at Prowein, Dusseldorf. It is an enormous event that stretched the city’s services to their limits and beyond; watching train after train pass by packed full of disgruntled passengers all going to the trade fair on the edge of town and
More common misconceptions about wine 6. Red Wine has fewer calories than White Wine Not necessarily. The calories in wine come from the alcohol as well as from the residual sugar. So a young fruity white wine with 12% Alc and 6g/l sugar (the addition of residual
