The Pinotage grape is a cross between Pinot Noir, as the name suggests, and Cinsaut. It’s home is South Africa where …
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Wine Knowledge – Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is a red wine of light to medium body and delicate, smooth, rich complexity with earthy aromas. They …
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Winemaking is a long process involving many stages: harvesting, fermentation, pressing, filtration and bottling. Although most wine is grape based, …
Read More »Is beer the new wine?
How things have changed According to CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, the UK has over 1400 breweries with over …
Read More »Prosecco – We seem to like it!
From being largely unknown in the UK market only a few years ago, Prosecco is now the sparkling wine of …
Read More »The history of wine
This a good topic to start an heated discussion, especially if various nationalities are around the table. First point, wine …
Read More »Wine Knowledge – Versatile Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc originates from France’s Loire Valley. Confusingly it can produce dry, medium and through botrytis, even sweet white wines. …
Read More »Wine Knowledge – Chablis or Chardonnay
Chablis The name Chablis as with many French wines, does not refer to the grape variety, but to the region …
Read More »Wine Knowledge – Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is the world’s most famous red wine grape. It produces red wine with a depth of flavour, aroma …
Read More »When Rot is good – Botrytis Cinerea or Noble Rot
Botrytis cinerea sounds pretty unpleasant, but without this fungus, we wouldn’t have some of our finest sweet wine. Affecting the …
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