Wine
A food and wine match made in heaven
Food and wine matching can be a complicated business and that’s why Finca Las Moras, one of the UK’s top Argentinian wine brands, has decided to make things a little easier.
A personal wine experience
This week sees the launch of a fresh and unique private sommelier service, Sarment. Bringing together some of the industry’s finest award-winning sommeliers from the world’s top restaurants, Sarment provides an impeccable wine experience to a select few offering an extraordinary new approach to buying and enjoying fine wine.
The smart girls’ choice for summer get-togethers
As the temperature rises for what is predicted to be the hottest summer of the decade start planning those picnics and outdoor get-togethers the smart way with Entwine - a range of deliciously light, fruity spritzers and fizzes, designed to delight your taste buds, without piling on the pounds.
Jacob’s Creek named top winery
Jacob’s Creek has been named the number one winery in the world for 2008 based on the wines receiving 219 awards at major shows around the world in 2007/08.
Enjoy summer in the pink
With this month seeing the start of the BBQ season, summer food lovers will be turning to rosé wines, and there is no better choice than enjoying a wine made for outside drinking - Rosé d’Anjou.
A Champagne guide to summer
Want to celebrate outdoors in style? Here’s a guide to matching the best style of bubbly to special summer events, from tennis to opera to music festivals.
Capital Region wine trails lead to London
New Horizon Wines Ltd, a UK and Virginia-based importer of exceptional ‘medal-winning’ Virginia wines into the UK and provider of luxury ‘wine lifestyle’ tours of Virginia, is exhibiting for the first time at this year’s London International Wine Fair (londonwinefair.com), in association with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Celebrating English wines
English Wine Week 2009 (Saturday 23rd – Sunday 31st May) was officially launched on St George’s Day at the English Wine Producers Annual Trade & Press Tasting. This countrywide campaign to promote English wines and vineyards is organised by English Wine Producers (EWP) and supported by the United Kingdom Vineyards Association.
Wine and dine your loved one this Valentines
The scented candles are lit, the love songs are playing and your lover’s favourite supper is prepared - but what about the wine? Brown Brothers, the Australian winery that passionately creates an award-winning array of inspirational styles to match the most romantic of dinners, can offer a helping hand that’s guaranteed to add a special touch to your night.
Rosé isn’t a cliché on Valentine’s Day
It’s time to make a change – put down the roses, step away from the chocolates and forget the stuffed toys forever. This year, put the sparkle back into your Valentine’s Day with original, inspiring and sophisticated sparkling rosé. As Bordeaux’s finest sparkling rosé, Reserve de Sours will turn an evening of lacklustre romantic tradition into a special night that will excite your senses.
The new Beaujolais is not nouveau
On 20 November, we will see the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau in France and across the world. But this year, Beaujolais winemakers are asking British wine drinkers to take a new – not Nouveau – look at Beaujolais to discover that there is more to the region than these primeur wines. Beaujolais runs and Nouveau parties were once the height of fashion, but a trendy new wine to have in your glass this winter is one of the Beaujolais Crus*.
An exceptional vintage for Chablis wines
First tastings of the Chablis 2008 vintage have begun, following this year’s harvest at the 60th annual Chablis Wine Festival in late October. Arnaud Valour, spokesperson for Chablis Wines, is having a tasting today of the ‘first release’ grape juice, which is about to be bottled, as well as other vintage Chablis wines. The UK is the world’s top importer of Chablis, with 32% (or 10 850 000 bottles) of the average annual production of Chablis bought and consumed by UK markets. The 2008 vintage will be available in the UK in Spring/Summer 2009.
California wraps up 2008 Pinot Noir harvest
The 2008 Pinot Noir harvest is wrapping up in the Santa Lucia Highlands appellation, with winegrowers reporting potentially very high-quality and lower-than-normal yields. Some of California's finest vineyards call the S.L.H. home, with more than thirty winegrowers cultivating 2,500 acres of Pinot Noir there.
Harrods opens UK’s first Veuve Clicquot Champagne Bar
Harrods has partnered with Veuve Clicquot, one of the most innovative and prestigious Champagnes in the world, to open the first Champagne Bar and Boutique within a UK department store. With an enviable location on the 1st floor among the International luxury fashion labels, the unique venue promises to become a hot spot for Champagne lovers and Clicquot fans.
Sparkle this summer with Sovio
If you’re looking for the perfect wine for summer parties and barbecues, something light, softly sparkling, and not too alcoholic, we’ve found just the thing – Sovio has been specially designed to be lower in alcohol, just 8%, making it the ideal drink to enjoy on a summer’s afternoon or evening. Sovio is available in a choice of a zesty white, or a refreshing rosé, each with a light sparkle. It comes in a petite frosted 200ml bottle, each containing just 1 unit of alcohol, and less than 70 calories per glass.