The explosion of genuine science in17th century England ranged from gazing outwards towards the stars to squinting inwards at the minute details of the natural world. From the telescope to the microscope and from Isaac Newton to Robert Hooke, many… Read More ›
Art has become associated with wine in so many different ways and includes paintings about wine, paintings of wine, wine-art in brasseries and bars, or decorative wine-art in your home. Wine labels have become more artistic too rather than the… Read More ›
Spain is a beautifully diverse country, from the ancient towns and cities along the Mediterranean to the capital itself, Madrid. Landscape, architecture, and wine especially seem to radiate swathes of history from the Romans to the Moors and present day…. Read More ›
Chablis is a village and a wine, and only vines grown in the designated area of Chablis are allowed to put that name on the bottle. Only one vine is permitted too, Chardonnay, the queen of grapes. However the Chardonnay… Read More ›
Standing in the middle of a vineyard has rarely conjured the imagination as much as the day I stood amidst the vines deep in the heart of Clos de L’Echo, (Chinon, Loire, France) knowing that the great French humanist, Francois… Read More ›
Meursault is one of France’s most iconic wine villages. It gives its name to all of the wines made within the appellation just like Chablis which is also the name of the village and its wines. Both villages grow Chardonnay… Read More ›
Have you ever stopped to think why Sancerre is only planted with Sauvignon Blanc, or Chablis with Chardonnay, and Pommard and Volnay with only Pinot Noir? And outside France we have Nebbiolo in Piedmont, and Albariño in Rias Baixas. There… Read More ›
