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The Wine Blokes have just discovered a great gift for a UK based wine lover in your life (or, for that matter, even if that’s you - treat yourself!!) - a day of tasting and learning on a “Know Your Classic Grapes” experience.
This wine tasting experience lasts a couple of hours, and is run by […]
Robert Mondavi of Napa Valley, the founder of the modern US fine wine industry and a global symbol of American wine and food, passed away the morning of May 16, 2008. He was 94. The Mondavi family stated that the legendary vintner died peacefully at his home in Napa Valley. In tribute to this colossus […]
I recently saw some wine which was contained in a 1 litre cardboard juice carton similar to those used for cranberry juice. I was therefore not surprised to learn that Cordier Mestrezat would be unveiling lunch-box sized cartons of wine designed for consumption during lunch-breaks at the desk.
“Instead of buying a soda to go with […]
Here’s an excerpt from the Sunday Times Wine Club members handbook -giving you a taste of the professional service offered to new members. Not only does this publication give helpful advice on serving wine and choosing corkscrews, but the Club itself has a dedicated Wine Advice telephone line and storage facilities for fine wines. Here […]
Shop Online 4 Books presents a new range of wine books with titles from Oz Clarke and Matt Skinner, this literary range hosts such helpful titles as “Wine for Dummies“, “The World Atlas of Wine” and “Oz and James’ Big Wine Adventure“. There are also a number of reference books for enthusiasts and academics.
For those […]
Contents
Introduction
Method and Maturation
Grape Varieties and Blending
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Francesa
Tinta Roriz
Tinto Cão
Tinta Barroca
Frontenac
White Port
Different types of port
‘Chip Dry’ White Port
First Estate
Late Bottled Vintage
Aged Tawnies
10 YEAR OLD TAWNY
20 YEAR OLD TAWNY
30 YEAR OLD TAWNY
40 YEAR OLD TAWNY
Colheita
Garrafeira
Classic Vintage
Quinta
Quinta de Vargellas
Quinta de Terra Feita
Tasting Port
AROMA
TASTE
SIGHT
Judging a Port’s Age
YOUNG VINTAGE
MATURE VINTAGE
OLDER VINTAGE PORT
OLD TAWNY PORTS
10 YEAR OLD TAWNIES
20 YEAR […]
Meriel Tufnell was one of England’s first female race jockeys -participating in the first British races sanctioned for women in 1972. She was victorious in her first race at Kempton Park in the Goya Stakes. She was photographed that day, smiling and mud-spattered, clutching a bouquet and a cup of champagne.
Charles Philip Yorke was born in 1836 and became the Fifth Earl of Hardwicke in 1873. “Champagne Charlie” -as he was known -formed part of the “Dandy” set of well tailored young men with aloof manners and a keen sense of snobbery. A keen party animal, Charles quickly joined the Prince of Wales’ Malborough House […]
Much has been made of the war-time PM’s predilection for booze, but what exactly did Winston Churchill drink on those long mornings reading TOP SECRET documents in bed with the cat?
Over lunchtime meetings with politicians, military chiefs and family, Churchill would loyally drink Pol Roger -followed by brandy. He was supplied by shipments from Madame […]
Alan Clark was a maverick figure in the Conservative Party from 1974. It was a surprise when Margaret Thatcher named him parliamentary under-secretary for the Department of Employment. Clark was less than interested in employment matters and it showed. Just before reading his first ministerial speech on equal pay to the House of Commons in […]
