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Cabernet sauvignon rules the roost and I thought that it could be interesting for you to try a few from the USA if you are celebrating the fourth of July — or even if you are not. The Don & Sons (Sebastiani family) winery call their Napa Valley Caber...

Chances are that two countries might dominate the local news this weekend and, although our virtually non-existent diurnal temperature variation and shallow soils make our island a poor place to grow wine grapes, we can take pride in our ancestors sh...

Summertime is, you may believe, a time for chilled white and rosé wines, but what do you do if you would prefer a red? Firstly, you avoid cabernet sauvignon, merlot and malbec and focus more on lighter reds such as pinot noir, gamay and even sangio...

If I say the words Premier Cru you might know that they designate a wine of superior quality, or the vineyard from which it originates. As I wander around our home I may see a bottle of chablis or meursault or puligny montrachet that are all Premier ...

May I paraphrase singer/songwriter Meatloaf’s well-known refrain and say “five out of six ain’t bad”, as this describes our ability to offer you wines to celebrate with your favourite America’s Cup team. Of course, I would like to include the determ...

The name of the winery is Donnafugata and it comes from a book that tells the story of Queen Maria Carolina who found refuge in the part of Sicily where the company’s vineyards are located today. “Donna in fuga” means woman in flight. The image o...

Towards the end of last year I was approached by the folks at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art. As 2017 would be their 30th birthday, and as they have wonderful representations of boats under full sail, they asked about the possibility of a cus...

We have featured International Malbec Day, April 17, in previous articles and you can pretty well take your choice as many of the over one thousand wine grape varieties seem to have their day. The day before the official start of the America’s Cup h...

One might say that chianti, rather like Cinderella, has gone from a poor girl in rags to a beautiful princess. The original formulae consisted of 70 per cent sangiovese grapes with 15 per cent canaiolo added for soft fruitiness and even 15 per cent...

Founded in 1986, J Vineyards & Winery owns 254 acres of prime vineyards in the Russian River Valley AVA of Sonoma County. Although they are particularly known for their sparkling wines and make a very full range of others, it is their pinot gris th...