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my journey into the world of wine!
my journey into the world of wine!
Recently I have been thinking differently about wine regions. Instead of thinking about what makes the region distinctive, I’ve been trying to think more clearly about how to compare and contrast different regions that make wine. One question I asked…
Sake, Japan’s iconic rice wine, is something I have been fascinated by for some time. The complexity of the fermentation process, the labels, the origin all excited me. Once a niche beverage mainly found in Japanese restaurants, sake is…
Winery : Momento, Where : Swartland is a large wine-producing area north of Cape Town in the Western Cape of South Africa. Traditionally a wheat-producing region, it now specializes in making rich, fruit-driven wines particularly from the Shiraz, Chenin Blanc…
Eric Taillet is a champagne grower based in Vallée de la Marne. As you might expect from this area his speciality is making Champagne based on the grape Pinot Meunier. Sometimes as single blend (known as a blanc de noir,…
So here is a selection of wines I blind tasted this week to begin revising Burgundy for my WSET Diploma exams. Overall this was very useful for me. I found the two supermarket sourced wines from Macon-Villages to really…
Really enjoyed finding this Gewurztraminer in Waitrose this week. Studying Alsace wines is fascinating. The area has such winemaking and grape growing history all of which contributes to the diverse styles and selection of grape varieties available from the area…
Inspired by some intensive wine study this week, we enjoyed two Italian reds on Sunday! A Chianti Classico Riserva 2016 from the Querciabella winery and a Primitivo 2018 from The Cantele winery in Salento. Some background We have visited Querciabella…
On Monday I was lucky enough to go to the Furmint Wine Tasting in London, sponsored by Wines of Hungary. As well as meeting some great wine makers who are seriously passionate about their homeland, I learnt a few things…
If you fancy trying something a little unusual, I can thoroughly recommend this Parellada we are serving @thewineparlour from Mas De La Pansa winery in Vila Rodona , 2016 Vintage. Parellada is perhaps more recognised for its use in a…
I’m considering the merit of natural wines as both a style and marketing theme or approach to developing a wine business. This wine is an interesting example of natural wine to consider….. Baby Bandito: Keep On Punching Chenin Blanc by Testalonga…