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Aurelia Vișinescu winery visit: premium Romanian winemaker
‘Aurelia Vișinescu is possibly Romania's most famous female winemaker,’ according to Caroline Gilby, MW. She is also our favourite Romanian...
Visiting Madeira for wine and food lovers
Madeira wine is what took us to Madeira in the summer of 2022. We first discovered the wine during our fortified WSET Diploma studies – a...
Vincarta’s Christmas Wine Recommendations
Every year people ask Mirela and I about the best Christmas wine. In previous years, we’ve said ‘buy it from us’ but now we’re not selling...
Crete wine: the ultimate guide
Crete has a long history of wine production, more than 60 wineries, including several world-class producers and a number of distinctive...
Nyetimber, our favourite English sparkling wine
It’s been a long time since I wrote my last blog post. But there’s no better way to get over the writer’s block than writing about our...
67 Pall Mall: the ultimate wine club?
67 Pall Mall – a former bank turned wine club (Credit: 67 Pall Mall)
How to keep your wine fresh
If you’ve ever had the misfortune of sipping iffy-tasting wine, you’ll know all too well that wine can, in fact, go off. This article...
How sparkling wine and Champagne get their sparkle
‘I drink it when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes, I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle...
Protectionism and the wine trade
Protectionism is a hot topic in the drinks industry. With rising fears from Brexit and anti-globalisation rhetoric, many fear their...
What is ice wine?
Ask any wine expert and they’ll tell you, making wine is a complex and strenuous process. But there’s no wine on earth as gruelling to...
15 wine jokes to tickle you rosé
You know that red meat pairs well with an Amarone. You know that a Muscat complements a nice piece of fish. But, do you know what goes best...
Expensive wine vs. cheap: What’s the difference?
With cheap wines fooling experts on a seemingly daily basis – much to the glee of journalists looking for their schadenfreude fix– you’d be...