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Wines Were Celebrities

If Wines Were Celebrities

Wine professionals can wax lyrical about their favourite tipples, comparing Sauvignon Blanc to a cool summer breeze or Cabernet Sauvignon to a warm hug. This is fine in small measures,...

If Wines Were Celebrities

Wine professionals can wax lyrical about their favourite tipples, comparing Sauvignon Blanc to a cool summer breeze or Cabernet Sauvignon to a warm hug. This is fine in small measures,...

Sustainable Wine Guide

Sustainable Wine Guide

Making wine in a sustainable, environmentally friendly way has become a priority for the world’s producers. Wine has been made for thousands of years and today’s crop of winemakers is...

Sustainable Wine Guide

Making wine in a sustainable, environmentally friendly way has become a priority for the world’s producers. Wine has been made for thousands of years and today’s crop of winemakers is...

A Beginner's Guide to Fine Wine

A Beginner's Guide to Fine Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes and can come in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still and sparkling depending on the grape and the...

A Beginner's Guide to Fine Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes and can come in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still and sparkling depending on the grape and the...

What Makes a Wine Rare?

What Makes a Wine Rare?

‘Rare wines are everywhere!’ smirked a wine broker at a Bordeaux tasting a few years ago. He was referring to how he was managing to deal with the increasing demand...

What Makes a Wine Rare?

‘Rare wines are everywhere!’ smirked a wine broker at a Bordeaux tasting a few years ago. He was referring to how he was managing to deal with the increasing demand...

What is En Primeur?

What is En Primeur?

En primeur or ‘wine futures’ allows you to buy wine while it is still in barrel. Wines from the previous year’s harvest are sold on the understanding that they won’t...

What is En Primeur?

En primeur or ‘wine futures’ allows you to buy wine while it is still in barrel. Wines from the previous year’s harvest are sold on the understanding that they won’t...

What Is The 100-Point Wine Scale?

What Is The 100-Point Wine Scale?

The 100-point wine scale was invented by lawyer turned wine guru Robert Parker with his friend Victor Morgenroth. It first appeared in his magazine, The Wine Advocate, in the late...

What Is The 100-Point Wine Scale?

The 100-point wine scale was invented by lawyer turned wine guru Robert Parker with his friend Victor Morgenroth. It first appeared in his magazine, The Wine Advocate, in the late...