Competitive Claret drinking Competitive Claret drinking I know I’m not alone in saying that the Olympic Games made me feel very proud to be British. They also inspired me to buy a... Categories Wine Blog
Scandals scandals everywhere Scandals scandals everywhere By Geordie Clarke / Contributing Editor In vino veritas (in wine [there is] truth), the old saying goes, but it seems this year we’re finding this... Categories Wine Blog
Is wine tasting subjective? Is wine tasting subjective? Having devoted an awful lot of my adult life to wine tasting, I am regularly jealous of people who seem to have a really natural... Categories Wine Blog
Who wants to buy a vineyard? Who wants to buy a vineyard? A celebrity has stolen the headlines this week in the drinks trade with Decanter, The Drinks Business and various others all reporting on... Categories Wine Blog
The List of Most Popular UK Wine Merchants / August Edition The List of Most Popular UK Wine Merchants / August Edition Below is the August Edition of ‘The List’ of Most Popular UK Wine Merchants according to the number of... Categories Wine Blog
Fifty shades of girly wines Fifty shades of girly wines As I was looking for some wine-related inspiration on the internet earlier today, I became distracted by the rather incredulous story of the women’s... Categories Wine Blog
Guilty pleasures and well-kept secrets Guilty pleasures and well-kept secrets I found this blog recently that I’ve tuned into, and was delighted to learn that I am not the only person who likes talking... Categories Wine Blog
Can we cut corners with oak-ageing? Can we cut corners with oak-ageing? Andrew Jefford wrote about oak-ageing this week in his Decanter blog entitled Tree Time. New French oak is extraordinarily expensive and Jefford wonders whether... Categories Wine Blog
Why New Zealand might be getting it wrong Why New Zealand might be getting it wrong While the rest of the world’s wines are getting more expensive, you can’t help but notice that there is a... Categories Wine Blog
Arrogance and Cockiness in Wines Arrogance in wines? A lament for too much oak By Geordie Clarke / Contributing Editor Arrogance and cockiness. You know what I’m talking about here. Not enough of it... Categories Wine Blog
What to drink while you are watching the Olympics What to drink while you are watching the Olympics Some weeks ago we blogged about what wines were best to accompany different types of music. Today I’ve been... Categories Wine Blog
‘The List’ of Most Popular UK Wine Merchants / July Edition Below is the July Edition to ‘The List’ of Most Popular UK Wine Merchants according to the number of Twitter Followers : 1 @TheWineSociety 17,284 ▲4.78% 2 @BibendumWine 9,991 ▲2.77%... Categories Wine Blog
