We’ve all had those mornings where we’ve winced at the cost of the previous night. However, football ace Cristiano Ronaldo has set a new personal best with a dizzying £27,000 bar bill. The renowned striker for Juventus had been in England to spectate at the ATP Finals held at London’s O2 Arena before popping into Scott’s in Continue Reading
Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice. Although it is often called a wine rice, it is brewed in a process more akin to beer making rather than winemaking. Its alcohol content is normally between 14% and 17%. While this rice-based alcoholic beverage has been around for centuries, it still remains a mystery to Continue Reading
I have been asked recently by a few people in the trade if the wine investment house Twelve By Seventy Five Ltd is us. I can categorically say that we have nothing to do with THAT company, directly or indirectly. Yes it does seem true that they’ve copied our name and have additionally added to the confusion Continue Reading
Written By An Anonymous Wine Insider (for obvious reasons) read on…. Cru Bourgeois Hierarchy within the wine world seems to be a peculiarly French obsession. Official designations of which wine is better are to France what beer and Oompah bands are to the Germans, what tea, biscuits and passive aggression are to the British and what overeating and Continue Reading
Not long ago, I was at a dinner party. Nothing unusual, but this time we were all asked to bring a bottle of wine that we’d try at the dinner. Again nothing unusual. I knew the others who were coming and let’s just say it wasn’t a gang of wine lovers. Most of them picked wines Continue Reading
Drinkers have been enjoying the distinctive flavor of gin since medieval times. That’s the earliest known date for the Dutch liquor called Genever, made from distilled wine flavored with juniper berries, which gave the drink its name. It didn’t take long for this new taste to draw an enthusiastic following. Soon there was a new drink on Continue Reading
Armand de Brignac, which is more commonly known as Ace of Spades due to its distinctive bottle and logo, has recently become one of the most popular brands of champagne on the market. This is in no small part due to its recent acquisition in 2014 by the famous artist Jay Z which boosted its prestige and Continue Reading
