My question relates to wine, not geopolitics, and is based on an “incident” with a wine app I use to “store” all of my wine collection and any tasting notes from wines drunk at home or in restaurants. I’ll leave… Read More ›
England
Is English Wine “sparkling” enough?
English sparkling wine …… a bit of a mouthful to ask for in your local supermarket when if you want something French, Italian or Spanish all you have to ask for is Champagne, Prosecco or Cava! Time for some serious… Read More ›
English Wine: Red Kites and Roman Forts
During the current Covid pandemic most of us have been buying so many things online that couriers like DPD are up and down our small street every day. Then a week ago a large box arrived on our doorstep recently… Read More ›
English Wine: “Think local, drink local”
A couple of years back we discovered that we had a vineyard only 7 miles away from our home. It was a revelation, we had no idea. We visited and had a tasting session of what have since become some… Read More ›
The Learning In a Glass of Wine
My “soon to be published” book Its Not About The Wine telling of our wine adventures over the past 50 years has a chapter simply entitled England! It highlights the rise of English wines in recent years, especially sparkling wines… Read More ›
Sculpture in the vineyard …. a stunning exhibition!
There’s more to wine than wine tasting, which is why I probably overuse the phrase “it’s not about the wine”. So, at the risk of being repetitive …. there are many reasons for visiting a vineyard and not all of… Read More ›
The Two Doctors Wine Awards 2018: #4 England
English wines are on the rise … from a quality viewpoint and in the marketplace. In 2017 Winbirri from Norfolk won one of the Platinum medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards for its Bacchus 2015, Taittinger has bought Domaine… Read More ›
