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
The Organised Wine Family The Organised Wine Family With all the speculation about whether the 2011 wines are good value, we’ve been having a think about what it would take to just... Categories Wine Blog
Should we take celebrity wines seriously? Should we take celebrity wines seriously? Geordie Clarke / Contributing Editor What do Mario Andretti, Ernie Els and Raymond Burr have in common? Very little in fact – except for... Categories Wine Blog
INTERVIEW WITH ALINE BALY OF CHATEAU COUTET INTERVIEW WITH ALINE BALY OF CHATEAU COUTET Your father and uncle owned Chateau Coutet, did you ever envisage joining the family business or did you think that your brother... Categories Wine Blog
Do wine writers lack balls? Do wine writers lack balls? I can’t remember what I was perusing for when I stumbled across this article from last year on wine-life.co.uk. Essentially it accuses wine writers, especially... Categories Wine Blog
Lot18 Closing Its UK Operations (OFFICIAL STATEMENT) Lot18 Closing Its UK Operations (OFFICIAL STATEMENT) Lot18 has decided to close its operations in the UK at the end of this week. UK wine lovers who came to us... Categories Wine Blog