Jancis Robinson, Master of Wine and acclaimed wine writer describes Nebbiolo as a “great black grape variety responsible for some of the finest and longest-lived wines in Italy.” Nebbiolo is native to the Piedmont region of North West Italy, where it makes the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara [...]
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Spring clean your wine cellar
Nothing revitalises us more than the arrival of warm weather. Use your energy this Spring to focus on one area of our home that is often neglected, the wine cellar. Our wine cellar deserves attention as the contents are often of high monetary or sentimental value, and are not of an interminable quality. To open [...]
Serving wine – getting the temperature right
Getting the temperature right is important. The same wine will smell and taste very different depending on its serving temperature. The tradition of serving all whites straight from the fridge and reds at room temperature may lead to wines not being enjoyed to their full potential. Sparkling wines are best served very cold, around 6 [...]
Building a wine cellar
Generally, if a wine is worthy of cellaring then it’s worth cellaring well. A great enjoyment of many wine enthusiasts is to share a bottle of an old interesting wine from the cellar with like minded friends. The quality of that wine (assuming it was good to begin with) will largely be determined by how [...]
Vee-on-yay or vee-on-yer … whatever takes your fancy
Viognier is still a relatively new kid on the block with many people still grappling with how to pronounce it. Just to complicate the issue further, there are two accepted pronunciations. You can try “vee – on – yay” but if that isn’t working for you, try “vee-on-yer” and you will more than likely get [...]
