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One of the best tastings I have been to is held each year in the delightful spa town of Wiesbaden in Germany. It is the VDP tasting when top wines from all the wine regions are presented in a format that only...

It may be a grape that plays hard to get but Albariño is all the rage in Spain

Wine consultants are those rare breed of people who can fly into a different country each week, pitch up at a winery, help the local people through a particular tricky bit of blending or tasting and fly out...

Over the last few years I have become increasingly impressed by the wine range in the Co-op. Their team of buyers frequently go off-piste to find distinctive wines that other retailers are not selling, and...

With summer days ahead it is time to find the best rosé wines and get them in the fridge ready for when the sun shines. Pale, subtle, and definitely chilled, rosé is the wine for garden parties, picnics,...

When we have so many excellent independents in our region it seems unnecessary to mention the huge number of mail-order wine selling operations based outside the county that would love to get a share of our...

If part if your Easter celebration involves sitting around the table with family and friends then there is a strong chance that there is a joint of lamb in your fridge, waiting for tomorrow. I just love the...

Think of New Zealand and you might just think of Sauvignon Blanc. After all, 70% of New Zealand’s wine is packed with those fresh, zippy, gooseberry-charged flavours that have made New Zealand Sauvignon the...

Mary Zurakowski opened the big doors of her family winery with a smile and a Kiwi accented ‘How are you?’ She and her husband Ian have lived in New Zealand for many years, although when we sat down and...

‘Normally we call this wine Syrah, but we are experimenting with putting Shiraz on the label for the latest shipment to the UK,’ said David Roper, winemaker at Villa Maria in New Zealand. ‘The wine is...