On this date some years ago Sharon Osbourne, TV host and wife of Ozzy of Black Sabbath, was born. Less known is the fact that another baby girl came into this world at virtually the same time and this...
Te Mata may mean sleeping giant in Maori but it is also the name of New Zealand’s very first winery founded in 1892 in the Hawke’s Bay region of North Island.
One writer describes their wines as “im...
I wondered whether I should write about our new selection of burgundies from Jean-Claude Boisset because we have asked our three stores to not display them until October 1. It does, however, give me a...
Of course I could have said that we haven’t primitivo-ed (Italian) or crljenak kastelanski-ed (Croatian) for a while, as both are considered the DNA match for the grape that Californians call zinfande...
I know that it is an old joke, but many fine wines definitely improve with age; the older I get the more I like them! I would hazard that most are made for the 96 per cent of us that consume the wines...
One of the questions that I am most frequently asked is, why do bottles of wine vary so much in price? Among the many answers is the output of an acre of vineyard. It takes 600 to 800 grapes to make o...
I have heard about a few news stories referring to a worldwide shortage of high quality rosé wines. Last summer, one account read: “The Hamptons are bracing for a devastating shortage of Whispering An...
It might be a good time to consider what may be the best wines to accompany Bermuda fish sandwiches. Our treat used to be to enjoy such fare with our young sons, often at a place in St David’s named a...
In 1990 it was in eighth place, but by doubling in acreage by 2010 cabernet sauvignon stood at the very top; in that same time frame chardonnay tripled and is now fifth overall. So for all of you non-...
When I was new to this trade in the 1970s, Chianti was sold in inexpensive, straw-covered “fiascos” that often ended up as candle holders.
The law required that as well as the classic Tuscan Sangiove...
