The Mercury Prize for Wine If you’re young, hip and have your finger on the pulse (like all of us at 12×75, of course) you’ll know that the Mercury prize nominations for best album were... Categories Wine Blog
Wine merchants that move in mysterious ways My first job as a wine merchant was in the off-sales shop in the students’ union at university. It wasn’t exactly a hard sell, most nights I would put my... Categories Wine Blog
Occasion wines and occasional wines You know when someone describes a wine as an “occasion wine”? Imagine a wine that ought to be saved for a really special occasion, a wine whose brilliance will make... Categories Wine Blog
Laid bare: Naked Fine Wine Bond Few things get the wine community talking like the announcement of another investment scheme. So when Naked Wines announced it was seeking to raise £3m through a fine wine... Categories Wine Blog
Licensed to swill Every time a new James Bond film is released I end up having the same conversation with people. It usually begins with “have you seen it yet?” I’ll say no,... Categories Wine Blog
Wine snobbery and pro-nun-ci-at-ion Wine snobbery and pro-nun-ci-at-ion I went to visit my parents in Northern Ireland last year for Christmas and knowing that I really love my wines, my dad had really pushed... Categories Wine Blog
Share A Coke With, Share A Claret With…. The cleverest piece of marketing I have seen in years is Coca-Cola’s current ‘Share a Coke with…’ campaign. When I go to the shop at lunchtime, I can’t get near... Categories Wine Blog
Wine awards: Are they useful? Wine awards: Are they useful? By Geordie Clarke / Contributing Editor Few things are derided by wine geeks more than those shiny stickers that tell us a particular bottle is... Categories Wine Blog
10 ways to ensure not going past the point of no return Reflections on the point of no return There’s nothing worse than being horribly drunk in public. The aftermath of a good session can be extremely traumatic for even the most... Categories Wine Blog
Should your wine tell a story? I recently helped a friend and some of his colleagues who were stranded in Gran Canaria – their flight to the UK had been cancelled along with several others and... Categories Wine Blog
Big Data and wine drinking habits As you know, we at 12×75.com constantly have our finger on the pulse for emerging technology, social trends and hard-hitting journalism. One thing we can’t seem to escape at the... Categories Wine Blog
What can the wine industry learn from The Rolling Stones? My hatred of camping ensures that I don’t go to festivals but I was delighted to hear the rapturous responses to The Rolling Stones’ debut at Glastonbury. I’m of the... Categories Wine Blog
