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I was taking my customary 5.30am walk to town and back this morning, and as it was particularly cold I got to thinking about the “warming” effect of a glass of port. Perhaps not as unusual a thought as you might think. As part of the process of mak...

There is nothing like being first. For instance, I am sure that Mr Bailey is pleased that he came up with the idea of mixing Irish whisky with rich cream, and the Santa Margherita folks appreciate being the first to make a clear “white” wine from a d...

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet. I understand that Juliet was referring to the fact that the name of something does not actually change what it is. The name of one wine however has become synonymous...

“The destiny of a thousand generations is concentrated in each drop. If the cares of the world overwhelm you, only taste it pilgrim, and you will swear that heaven is on Earth.” — Pedro Antonio de Alarcon on sherry. Many of us probably do not have th...

Out of the thousands of properties in Bordeaux, I would have difficulty in naming one that produces a red wine that is not a blend of grape varieties — even their whites. Once you get past the celebrated 61 that made the great classification of 1855,...

The winemakers in Bordeaux started it all 2,000 years ago and the traditional grapes that they blend together are cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot and malbec. Barely half a century ago, the folks in Tuscany had the audacity t...

2015 was the first year that we managed to keep Whispering Angel rosé from Provence in stock, as previously we have run out by October, and so has the winery. At $25.55 a bottle it is priced between Rock Angel rosé — $32.90 — and Single Blend rosé at...

With a mean annual temperature of only 50 degrees and the least amount of sunshine of any vineyard area in France, the appellation known as Champagne is a difficult place to grow grapes. Sitting on the 49th parallel, it is actually over 1,000 miles f...

Search the internet for wine suggestions for what to have with the Christmas turkey and you will find a plethora of ideas many of which are contradictory; one site suggests avoiding sauvignon blanc, another highly recommends it. Overall, I did noti...

Wine Enthusiast magazine recently wrote: “Unfortunately only available in Bermuda, this wonderful bottling shows salted brambleberries, crushed violets, asphalt, rosemary and pinpointed florality on the fresh, yet concentrated nose. The palate is zes...