Category: Wine Blog

I loved this recent post by Jancis Robinson addressing launch prices for relatively new and unknown ‘artisan’ wines.  I particularly love her openness in naming the culprits – wine writers are often...

The team behind London Cocktail Week has now launched the inaugural London Wine Week, which will take place 2nd – 8th June 2014. London Wine Week will be a unique...

Those among you that read my contributions to this blog will know that there is nothing I love more than a bargain.  I’d love to let on that I only...

Last week I was shopping during my lunch hour when I saw something that I found remarkable in the window of a branch of Vision Express.  I have since mentioned...

by Guest Blogger, Will Evered More than most things in life, I love a trip to Burgundy. The wines from this part of France have been my favourite for a...

As I volunteered to host Christmas dinner for my in-laws this year I couldn’t help getting stressed about the mountain of shopping that had to be done while the shops...

It’s Christmas Eve and I’m sat here with Mrs 12×75 having just completed all the prep for tomorrow’s lunch. The Xmas Frank Sinatra album is on in the background and...

Should we be worried about a global wine shortage? My first reaction to the news of the global wine shortage was to feel ever so slightly offended that so many...

Disgraced wine collector and alleged fraudster Rudy Kurniawan is now on trial, but the wackiness began before he even stepped in court on Monday, 9 December. During a pre-trial hearing...