On the Grapevine
Did you know that there are about 5,000 different grape varieties that are capable of making wine? No, I thought not. Though to be honest, most of the world’s wine…
“Where are the Andes?” goes a lame school-boy joke that has probably been around for generations. The answer, in case you had forgotten (or never knew) is, “At the end…
Well, two actually. But did you know that the first vineyards in the world to see the sun every day are those in New Zealand? This is because New Zealand…
At a cheese and wine party recently, one of my friends commented on the remarkable aroma of strawberries wafting from one of the wines. Someone nearby guffawed at the non-existent…
Honestly, I sometimes think I get more fun smelling a wine rather than actually drinking it. It’s probably because in a previous life, I was almost certainly a dog.
I suppose it hardly needs saying that Moscato is just another name for Muscat. But perhaps it does need saying, which is why I’ve said it. Muscat of course, is…
The name Kintu sounds Japanese, like the name of some kind of sushi bar. But a web search revealed that according to an old Ugandan legend, a man called Kintu…
I have to admit that snakes give me the creeps. It’s possible that you think snakes are cuddly and huggable and make adorable pets. Well, perhaps they do, but I…
Next time you visit Toulouse to see how they’re getting along with your custom-built Airbus, rent a car for the day and drive down the A61 or the A64 for…
We had a party at my place a couple of weeks ago and the catering company brought rather a lot of beef and onion pies, just like those you can…
You’ve got to admit that in these parts, we’re not very short of motorbikes, barber shops, mobile food stalls and tiny shops selling pretty frocks for the girls. Or for…
Think Bordeaux; think wine. It’s been made in the region since the eighth century. Bordeaux city lies on the banks of the Garonne River and the oldest part of the…
I seem to taste a lot of Chilean wines these days. This is not too surprising, because the shops are full of them. They’re reliable too. I have tasted many…
So what are your views about wine in boxes? Wine lovers tend to be a bit sniffy about them and at one time, they had every reason to be, for…
The bustling city of Santiago stands against the theatrical backdrop of the Andes Mountains. It is Chile’s capital, located in the Valle Central at an altitude of nearly two thousand…
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