Wine
Champagne Gosset launches prestige cuvée
Champagne Gosset - the oldest wine house in Champagne, Aÿ, 1584 - has launched its latest prestige cuvée - Gosset Celebris Extra Brut Vintage 1998 – one of its finest vintages in recent years.
Beef up Christmas with an Argentinean red
Are you fed up with trying to cook the perfect turkey each Christmas? No matter how much you spend on a good quality organic free range bird, is it still a bit of a disappointment? Laureano Gomez, winemaker for Argentinean brand Salentein, suggests going Argentinean this Christmas, with a traditional rib of roast beef. “In Argentina we eat a lot of beef, and I can think of no better dish than a beautiful succulent rib of roast beef to grace the table on Christmas Day.”
Dreaming of a white Christmas
With the odds stacked against us seeing snow at Christmas, why not make sure your Christmas is white with our guide to the perfect white wines to serve over the festive period.
Fairtrade wine tasting at Vinopolis
The Fairtrade Wine Committee is set to hold its second annual wine tasting event at Vinopolis on Thursday November 1st, when over 120 Fairtrade certified wines will be showcased to the wine trade, journalists and the general public.
Salmon overtakes Cod as UK’s favourite fish
Salmon beats cod as the most popular fish for health-conscious Brits who are eating more seafood than ever before. A poll of 4,000 people by Nobilo Wines, to coincide with National Seafood Week, found that 58% of us are eating more seafood than five years ago with two thirds (65%) citing health reasons.
English wine is top of the crops
Bookers Vineyard in West Sussex is celebrating after its 2005 Dark Harvest red wine came top in a blind tasting of European wines selected by Justin Howard-Sneyd MW. Bookers’ Dark Harvest achieved an average score of 3.5 (out of a possible five) and was the joint highest-scoring wine of the selection.
Experience reaps its rewards in Burgundy
Burgundy winemakers are bucking the trend of disappointing harvests in many wine-growing regions, having just completed promising first tastings. Sensibly, the growers decided to wait before harvesting the grapes, selecting only the best right from the beginning of the process, starting with the vine stock itself. Sacrificing part of the crop is paying off, as are the careful choices made in the vinification process. With the uncertainties of late August now behind them, the 2007 vintage has been rescued from the rain!
Discover wine, art and yourself in Argentina
Bodegas Salentein is much more than a leading producer of Argentinean wine, with its stunning lodge and an amazing visitor centre, Bodegas Salentein is the ultimate wine tourist destination.
Share Your Blushes With Echo Falls
Embarrassing moments happen to us all and many of us have had those mortifying experiences when you want the ground to swallow you up right there and then. To honour all those toe-curling incidents, Echo Falls are encouraging girls to get together and share their stories of shame with a glass of their new Pinot Grigio Blush.
L’Olivier Launch White Wine With A Conscience
Free Run Wines is launching a new white wine from L’Olivier. Following the success of the Syrah Mourvedre from the heart of Minervois, Free Run Wines is now offering a second organic wine. Like the original red L'Olivier, the new white is made exclusively from organically grown grapes (Roussanne, Grenache Blanc and Muscat Petits Grains) and supports the Tropical Forest Trust (TFT).
Echo Falls Launches Two Fresh New Wines
Echo Falls, the leading Californian wine brand, has introduced two new wines to its portfolio with the launch of its Pinot Grigio Blush and Sparkling White Zinfandel, two fresh and exciting additions to the delicious range of easy-to-drink wines, which are perfect for relaxation and celebration.
Not A Cock And Bull Story
The silhouette of a giant bull is a familiar sight throughout Spain. November 2007 marks the 50th anniversary of its first appearance. Starting life as an advertising logo, the bull is now regarded the country’s unofficial national symbol.
Jacob’s Creek Launches Three Vines
Fruity news is on the grapevine - Jacob’s Creek is launching a new range of quality wines with a contemporary and creative twist. The innovative new range, Three Vines, combines the favourite Australian Jacob’s Creek grapes with great European classics to create new, fresh and vibrant wines. Each wine is ideal with food or on its own, just perfect for that dinner party or garden fiesta.
Squashed Tomatoes And A Glass Of Solaz
Searching for a festival with a difference this year? Head over to the tiny town of Bunyol in Eastern Spain and take part in La Tomatina on 29th August. La Tomatina (The Tomato War) was born over 60 years ago, when a restaurant food fight got a little carried away. Ever since, locals and visitors alike have flocked to Bunyol to take part in a mass tomato fight.
Talk To The Winemaker - Judy Beardsall
The succession of European winemakers taking part in Talk to our Winemaker on Fromvineyardsdirect.com marches on this week, from Château Leoville-Barton in Bordeaux right across the Alps and down into the heart of Tuscany, as Judy Beardsall of Ananda di Toscana begins a fortnight at the keyboard, answering the questions wine enthusiasts want to ask the producer of this estate’s particularly Super Tuscan wine.