The rule of thumb is that the more they tell you on a wine label about its origin, the better the wine is. For instance, if the label merely says French wine, we will not expect to be wowed, but if it...
Many years ago I was involved with the sales of a range of sparkling wines from France called Veuve du Vernay, but until someone very recently asked if we would represent them in Bermuda, the thought ...
Back in the 1970s when I first became involved with the wine trade it was dominated by French, Italian and German selections.
Southern hemisphere or North American wines were unheard of; German Bernk...
There are moments without words that only sensations can define. The art of wine is one such moment; a masterpiece created by the talent that few possess in which dedication and ability blend in a mag...
I am thinking refreshing white as it will be hot, also hearty red to match food from the barbecue, and how can we not drink the new generation of rosé?
I have never figured out why most of us have a ...
Although the 2.9 million acres of vineyards planted in Spain is more than in any other country its actual wine production lags behind France and Italy.
This is explained by the facts that the vines ...
It is mid-April of this year and, as I wander out of the Piazza della Repubblica in Florence and into a neighbouring courtyard, I am surrounded by so many statues, historic figures of the Renaissance....
On July 1, 1867, three colonies united into a single country they called Canada; the word comes from the Huron-Iroquois “kanata”, which means village.
So on this day each year Canadians celebrate in ...
When you enter the name Michael Seresin into your favourite search engine you may think that the first things to pop up would be articles on the lovely wines that he makes — but this is not the case. ...
If I were to ask you if you have ever tried a wine made from a mutation of the pinot noir grape that the French (where it originated) call pinot gris, you might not be familiar with it.
Now if I were...
