A guide to the 2015 vintage: Spain
On the whole 2015 was a good year for Spain. The summer heat was offset by September rains, which lead to incredibly well-developed fruit. It was a year for both white and red grapes to perform, despite the early heat.
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Tomas Cusine – a Catalan maverick
Tomas Cusine worked for many years at his family’s iconic estate Castell del Remei – however, in 2003 he decided to forge his own way, setting up his very own eponymous winery in Spain’s Costers del Segre.
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4 Reasons Why You Should List Sangria this Summer
Summer specials, made on the premises, are a great plus for any bar. Think about Sangria and use the (hopefully) good weather to your advantage to build a buzz this summer.
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A guide to the 2016 harvest in the Northern Hemisphere
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Cava: the discerning alternative
In a category dominated by the two extremes of Rap Star Champagne and Girls’ Night Prosecco, it’s not easy to be Cava. But can this Spanish fizz capture the imagination of those wanting something affordable, authentic and distinctive? Read More
Brazil... Here we Come!
With the Rio Olympics just around the corner, Brazil will be firmly in the limelight in 2016. To make sure that you can add some truly Brazilian flair to your wine list, we have some exciting new wines to introduce from Miolo Wine Group.
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Why is Australia Still a Favourite for the UK Wine Consumer?
The top Australian brands have lost market share since 2011, yet Australian wine value on the whole is up. Find out why.
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Food & Wine - The Guidelines
Here’s our guide to getting the most out of food & wine matching.
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English Fizz: Enticing the Consumer to Try Something New
When Wine Intelligence polled UK wine drinkers last year, more of them claimed to have drunk English sparkling wine than current production would have been able to supply.
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mytaste with Will Beckett
In the first of a series of radio programmes - mytaste - we meet Will Beckett, one half of the founding partners of Hawksmoor.
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A guide to the 2016 harvest: Chile
A round up of this year's harvest by some of our Chilean producers. Read More
Summer of Riesling
Riesling is an extremely versatile grape, but if you think this poses a food-pairing nightmare, don’t despair. We’ve tried a whole range of dishes with different styles of Riesling to bring you our definitive ‘Summer of Riesling’ guide.
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Friday Quiz: the fizz quiz
Are you a bubbles buff? Do you dream of fizz? Know your blanc de blancs from your blanc de noirs?
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5 ways to capitalise on the growing brunch trend
Google searches for 'bottomless brunch' have increased by 50% in the last 12 months. How can you tap into the trend, making the most of this (traditionally) quiet time before lunch?
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A guide to the 2016 harvest: China
Located in the heart of China, Ningxia is this country’s star region and while yields of the 2016 harvest are down, the total loss throughout the region accounted to only about 5%. Read More
Size matters: choose the right glassware
We all know the old ‘small glass for white wine, large glass for red wine’ rule, but if you want to get really geeky about it you need to consider a few different factors. Read More
5 reasons why rosé loves food
Rosé is too often dismissed as just a bit of fun. But there’s a whole lot of serious pink wine out there that deserves your attention. From pale salmon to nearly-red we take a look at the full spectrum of pinks and what to eat with them.
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