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Oatley Vineyard, Somerset
One sunny Sunday my partner Matthew and I went out for a drive to Watchet and Dunster both very pretty places and I would highly recommend a visit. On our...
Oatley Vineyard, Somerset
One sunny Sunday my partner Matthew and I went out for a drive to Watchet and Dunster both very pretty places and I would highly recommend a visit. On our...
Step 2 – Nosing the Wine
It is often thought that the smelling of the wine is the most important aspect of assessing the wine To ensure you get the best out of your wine swirl...
Step 2 – Nosing the Wine
It is often thought that the smelling of the wine is the most important aspect of assessing the wine To ensure you get the best out of your wine swirl...
Step 1 – What is there to see in a wine?
So why look at a wine before tasting? Your looking for faults in the wine, checking it is clear and not cloudy. Fill the glass a third of the way,...
Step 1 – What is there to see in a wine?
So why look at a wine before tasting? Your looking for faults in the wine, checking it is clear and not cloudy. Fill the glass a third of the way,...
Riesling Tasting
I have a few friends that get together and taste wine as and when we can meet. Last night we tasted a few Rieslings from old and new world. Old...
Riesling Tasting
I have a few friends that get together and taste wine as and when we can meet. Last night we tasted a few Rieslings from old and new world. Old...
Phylloxera. You what!
Phylloxera. You what! This nasty louse was the cause of disaster and destruction in the 19th Century across Europe. The European vine known as vinifera could not stand up to...
Phylloxera. You what!
Phylloxera. You what! This nasty louse was the cause of disaster and destruction in the 19th Century across Europe. The European vine known as vinifera could not stand up to...
What’s the Grape?
Do you know what grape variety makes Chablis? Chardonnay Many people are surprised to learn that this wine white shows high acidity green fruit flinty characteristicsis made from Chardonnay. This...
What’s the Grape?
Do you know what grape variety makes Chablis? Chardonnay Many people are surprised to learn that this wine white shows high acidity green fruit flinty characteristicsis made from Chardonnay. This...