Category: Wine Blog

When we refer to the Bordeaux blend, we usually mean wines that are made of some of the following grapes; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carmenere. ...

The rise of social media over the last few years means that the resources for learning about wine, like learning about most things, have become more readily available than ever. ...

Judy, thank you for talking to us here at 12×75.com   12×75: Judy, you decided to leave Goldman Sachs to join your father in growing Grace Vineyard at the age of 24....

  If we are to believe everything we hear on the news, the UK, as well as much of the Western world, is heading towards another recession.  Personally I hadn’t...

We all know that we ought to decant our best wines, in order to really show them off to their full potential.  But let’s be honest, how many of us...

Some years ago when I first entered the wine trade, I was working in a little wine shop in Scotland and reading The World Atlas of Wine with a sneaky...

  This blog has taken off quite well, and the number one question that we get asked here is, “What is 12×75.com” The truth is we don’t quite know yet....

Even those who are taking their first steps as wine investors might have come across the 1855 classification, or at the very least heard of ‘First growths’, ‘Second growths’ all...

  We talk a lot about the Old vs New World in the wine industry, so it was interesting to read Graham Holter’s article on the Harpers site on 19th...