Archive for May 2023
Portugual make some of the best wine in the world, plus their Port is excellent too.
In bygone days if someone mentioned non-fortified Portuguese wines thoughts would turn immediately to a squat bottle encased in a garish straw basket with the words ‘Mateus Rose’ in prominent letters. Thankfully, Portuguese wines have come a long way since then. Portuguese fortified wines are rightly regarded as some of the best in the world,…
Read MoreIgnore the ABC’s. There is no more versatile and important white grape than Chardonnay.
“Ooh, ABC darling! ABC!” Is a familiar expression heard when someone is asked what wine they would like to drink. The ‘Anything But Chardonnay’ contingent are zealous in their mistrust of the Chardonnay grape, but as spring begins to arrive and the (hopefully) more favourable weather starts to encourage us to yearn for a chilled…
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