We’ll be hearing more about Spanish and Portuguese wines in the months to come, as the two countries have come together to jointly invite us to ‘Celebrate the Diversity’,
Prosecco Superiore: Italy’s Sparkling Crown Jewel
Tucked into the rolling hills of North East Italy, roughly 50 kilometres from Venice and within sight of the Dolomites, lies an area which is quietly shaping our love affair with sparkling wine
Pasqua Wines: Extra Ordinary Wines
Founded in 1925 in the heart of Verona, Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine has spent the last century evolving from a traditional family winery into a self-styled “House of the Unconventional”.
Vouvray: The Versatile Summer Wine
Luisa sips on a fresh new wine for summer, showcasing the Chenin Blanc grape
Affordable Wines to Try This Spring
With flowers blooming and trees blushing back to life in fresh shades of green it can only mean one thing Rosé and white wine season is officially here.
Pirr Wines, from the Alentejo region, now in the UK
We should all know by now that there’s more to Portuguese wines than the cheerful ‘plonk plonk’ of Mateus Rose. Pirr wines can hold their own with the very best from Spain and France
Vintage New York Wines
With a world of choices, why would someone choose a New York State wine over seemingly better known wines and regions?Luisa sips on wines from the Empire State a place not normally on a wine lover’s hit list.
The Joyous Wines of Cadgal
Luisa finds celebration in a bottle. The brainchild of Alessandro Varagnolo, who acquired the Cadgal estates in 2003
Welcome to the World of Wine
From wine newbies who can’t tell a Pinot from a Pepsi to full-blown terroir obsessives, World of Wine (WOW) in Porto is a playground for anyone who enjoys a good glass — or several.
Pecorino. Abruzzo’s Most Eclectic White Wine
Luisa Welch rediscovers an Italian treasure, one that doesn’t follow the ‘herd’ with Cantina Tollo, Abruzzo’s foremost producer of quality Pecorino