I know that some folks must consider sparkling wines to possibly not really be wine at all, hence the amusing question: “Would you like a glass of wine my dear? Or how about champagne?”
As sparklers ...
Last week I wrote of the world’s oldest wine grape, as it is celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday in July.
I have decided to continue this as so many of you are firing up the barbecue and shi...
If you happen to be in Philadelphia, you may wish to visit the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and see a 7000-year-old jar.
Found in northern Iran in 1968, it...
Last week we travelled from Europe to America.
We also visited the Southern Hemisphere, as we discussed pinot noir. But today we settle in the Veneto region of Italy and stay there. The reason for thi...
I will start by admitting that in our home we often drink red wines at slightly higher temperatures than what is considered the traditional norm, but one has to be careful not to have them too warm du...
It is always easy to reach for that familiar, refreshing bottle of white, but this summer why not try something new?
We will start off by taking a trip to the island of Sicily and visiting a winery ...
My wife and I recently did a rather special favour for someone and, in appreciation, he gave us two really exciting bottles of wine from Argentina.
I will lead off by describing them, and a few more ...
Wine lovers have a very eventful month ahead of them.
Celebrations begin on June 18 with World Chenin Blanc Day, prosecco is so popular that it rates a whole week, starting June 20; rosé cannot be lef...
At Burrows Lightbourn we often get asked, “What is new?”
The answer today is “rather a lot”.
There will be no theme as I discuss seven wines from four countries that range from $19.90 to $125.
The ma...
Thursday is designated International Chardonnay Day and so please let me suggest a few to celebrate this occasion.
As much as I would like to say that this is the world’s most planted white wine gra...
