Lifestyle & Opinion
Read lifestyle contributions and opinion pieces from wine writers and professionals. Thought provoking content from around the world of wine
Dry January, The French Paradox
Lifestyle & Opinion
Are you doing dry January? The French Paradox may change your mind. Congratulations to you if you're starting the month with the best intentions....
A Celebration of Rioja, 4 Top Picks
Lifestyle & Opinion
With Rioja being a perfect partner to any celebration, I thought I would revisit this extraordinary wine region with a few words of history and certainly...
8 Wines for Christmas Lunch
Lifestyle & Opinion
What are the best wines for Christmas lunch? The answer to that question should be: the wines you enjoy. Wine should enhance a meal and add to your...
Celebrate Beaujolais with these four top picks
Lifestyle & Opinion
Like vineyards throughout the northern hemisphere autumn brings the harvest of grapes to Beaujolais. Winemakers begin the elaboration of wines, and the...
Rioja Wines, A Story of Oak
Lifestyle & Opinion
For years the story of Rioja wines has been inextricably linked to wood, specifically, oak. It all started in the 18th century when Don Manuel Esteban...
Award winning wine, 3 top choices
Lifestyle & Opinion
When buying wines it’s always good to have some sort of recommendation. Award winning wine, word of mouth, or a wine blog are great ways to get...
Gamay, The Disloyal Grape
Lifestyle & Opinion
Gamay is playful little grape, bursting with fun, and eager to please. It’s delicious when young and just a little moreish, often a glass begets a...
Huxbear Vineyard, Sustainable Viticulture in Devon
Lifestyle & Opinion
With the recent proliferation of vineyards and wineries in the UK it has become rather difficult for me to fit them all in! But, I will go the extra mile...
Meet Olly Shaw, Calancombe Estate winemaker
Lifestyle & Opinion
Calancombe Estate in South Devon is part of the new wave English Wine revolution. England is becoming recognised around the world as a place that produces...