Wine

Pomegranate Wine – a perfect match for your Easter feast

When it comes to food and wine matching for Easter it’s time to think outside of the wine box. For the perfect food and wine match this Easter, try pomegranate wine with your menu.

Mondillo scoops top awards at prestigious wine show

Mondillo Vineyard in Bendigo, Central Otago has scooped all the top prizes for its 2008 Pinot Noir in the country’s oldest, most respected wine competition.

Turkish wines receive critical acclaim

The Turkish Culture and Tourism Office UK, together with Turkish Wine Platform, Wines of Turkey, hosted a group of world-renowned British TV wine critics, broadcasters and “Masters of Wine” (MW) in Turkey for the first time between 28 February – 5 March 2010.

Central Otago red wins gold

The 2008 Mondillo Central Otago Pinot Noir produced by Bendigo-based Mondillo Vineyards has been awarded a gold medal at New Zealand’s oldest, most respected wine competition, the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards.

Treat your taste buds at a UK vineyard

Fancy treating your taste buds this month? cottages4you has availability on a selection of properties located within easy reach of some of Britain’s award-winning vineyards.

A stress-free guide to planning the perfect wedding

You’ve done the easy bit. You’ve both agreed that you want to spend the rest of your lives together; you’ve announced the news to your parents, and shown off the engagement ring to all those admiring friends and colleagues. Once the initial euphoria has faded a little, it will start to dawn on you that quite a lot of planning is needed in order to get from ‘I will’ to ‘I do’.

The best cellars in the sky

The results of the Business Traveller Cellars in the Sky Awards 2009 were announced yesterday, at the Business Travel Show at Earls Court 2.

Virginia wine earns international recognition

Veramar Vineyard’s 2007 Cabernet Franc garnered one of the highest scores ever awarded to a Virginia wine by Wine Enthusiast magazine. Calling the wine “seductive” and highlighting the complex layers of blackberry, plum and cinnamon, the tasting panel found the wine to be among the best with a score of 87.

Menzies Welcombe Hotel to host Chateau du Seuil wine evening

The Menzies Welcombe Hotel Spa & Golf Club is to host a special gourmet dinner and fine wines evening on Friday 12 March starting at 7:30pm. The wines are being supplied by the award-winning Chateau du Seuil from Bordeaux in France.

Give romance a miss this Valentine’s Day

Give romance a miss this Valentine’s Day, make some calls and treat yourself to lunch or a night in with the girls.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Champagne

Treat your loved-one to a glass of vintage champers this Valentine’s Day on a romantic wine-tasting weekend in Champagne.

Mumm's the word at Keycamp

There will be popping champagne corks galore with Valentine’s Day on the horizon, and to celebrate Keycamp is adding a little extra fizz to May and June breaks at its La Croix du Vieux Pont parc in Berny Riviere, with the launch of a new Champagne & Château experience.