Wine Cru Wednesday

Mastering the Art of Wine Tasting

Mastering the Art of Wine Tasting

Introduction - How to taste wine. Wine tasting is not just about drinking a nice glass of wine, although that in itself is very pleasurable. It’s almost an art form...

Mastering the Art of Wine Tasting

Introduction - How to taste wine. Wine tasting is not just about drinking a nice glass of wine, although that in itself is very pleasurable. It’s almost an art form...

Port Wine. A deep dive to help understand what is port wine.

Port Wine. A deep dive.

When last I looked there were no less than nine different types of port, although some of the port houses such as the Symington group are experimenting to bring a...

Port Wine. A deep dive.

When last I looked there were no less than nine different types of port, although some of the port houses such as the Symington group are experimenting to bring a...

Chateau Musar. A Winning Vintage Wine.

Chateau Musar. A Winning Vintage Wine.

A great vintage wine, but one that can divide the crowd and for that reason sometimes considered marmite.

Chateau Musar. A Winning Vintage Wine.

A great vintage wine, but one that can divide the crowd and for that reason sometimes considered marmite.

The second wines of Bordeaux and beyond!

The second wines of Bordeaux and beyond!

Second wines were originally conceived in Bordeaux in the 18th century, although not really known until the 20th Century and came to prominence in the 1980’s. It is widely accepted...

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The second wines of Bordeaux and beyond!

Second wines were originally conceived in Bordeaux in the 18th century, although not really known until the 20th Century and came to prominence in the 1980’s. It is widely accepted...

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A blog post explaining what is the judgement of Paris

The Judgement of Paris.

Wine Cru Wednesday - Today is an apt time to talk about “The judgement of Paris”. Not the event in Greek mythology but a wine tasting event held 47 years...

The Judgement of Paris.

Wine Cru Wednesday - Today is an apt time to talk about “The judgement of Paris”. Not the event in Greek mythology but a wine tasting event held 47 years...

Chateau Batailley. Great vintage wine rightly popular!

Chateau Batailley. Great vintage wine rightly p...

One thing that I have learnt whilst writing blogs is that I say "one of my favourites' an awful lot. Well here is a little look at another one. Chateau...

Chateau Batailley. Great vintage wine rightly p...

One thing that I have learnt whilst writing blogs is that I say "one of my favourites' an awful lot. Well here is a little look at another one. Chateau...