On the Grapevine
They’ve been making wine in Chile since Shakespeare was a boy. European vines were brought to the country by the Spanish conquistadors and missionaries in the 16th century, although the…
If you’re a regular visitor to the local supermarkets, you may have noticed an increasing number of boxed wines or “wine casks”, as the Australians prefer to call them. Unfortunately,…
Rosé wines can be made from several different grape varieties, but rosé made from Syrah grapes can often be the lightest, fruitiest and freshest. It’s odd really when you think…
Languedoc-Roussillon is about as far south you can go in France without finding yourself wading in the Mediterranean. The region covers a massive area which begins at the banks of…
I’ve noticed that the wine department in Lotus South has really been improving recently. If you make your way past the huge stacks of gleaming gold and silver whisky boxes…
The two wines this week are both light and fresh easy-drinkers. They’re both low in alcohol and low in acidity too. But they have something much more interesting in common.
Ask any experienced wine drinkers to name a well-known Italian white wine, and they’ll probably come up with Soave or Frascati. There are others of course, including Orvieto but possibly…
Many years ago I was in an Italian restaurant in Cambridge (the one in Massachusetts, not the one in England) and from the wine-list, selected a Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon, which…
Now then, here’s a bit of a mystery. At first glance, you’d think these two bottles of wine come from France. They’re the classic French Bordeaux shape and they have…
Where, do you think, is the single largest wine-producing area in the world? Australia perhaps? How about California? Well actually, you might be surprised to know that it’s the Languedoc…
Far be it from me to complain, but I get tired of hearing that old cliché about “serving red wine at room temperature”. It’s nonsense, because the temperature of a…
Among the enormous variety of white-wine grapes, there are five that stand above the rest. Chardonnay and Riesling are the top dogs, followed (in no particular order) by Chenin Blanc,…
If you normally turn your nose up at boxed wines, I’ve got good news for you. They are getting better. Wine in boxes (or “cask wines”) first found commercial success…
Right then. It’s question time again. What is the world’s finest white grape? “Chardonnay!” I hear you howl. Well, maybe you’re right. Or maybe you’re not, because a lot of…
Now listen; I don’t want to sound like a grumpy old git, but there’s one thing that really gets up my nose. Well, there are several things actually, but the…
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