Have you ever heard of elderberry wine? Unlike most commercially-available wines, it’s not made from grapes. Instead, it’s a fruit wine made from elderberries. Making elderberry wine at home Elderberries occur naturally in the wild and produce very dark and full-flavoured fruit. Handle wild elderberries, and you’ll have purple stained Read more…
How many Sherry brands can you name? For many people, just one: Dry Sack Sherry. Dry Sack is a medium sweet blended Sherry, well known on the shelves of European supermarkets and hypermarkets. Launched in 1906 by Bodegas Williams & Humbert, the brand is an inexpensive introduction to the world Read more…
Sparkling wine is synonymous with fun, joy and celebration. Most people love a glass of Champagne, Cava or Prosecco from time to time, right? Enjoying a glass of bubbly should be relaxing, though if you’ve ever tried to make sense of a sparkling wine label you may have found yourself Read more…
Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most popular expressions of the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety. It is produced in the Marlborough region of New Zealand, which is perhaps the world’s leading producer of the grape. Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc originates in Bordeaux, France, where it is blended with Semillon Read more…
Red Wine Blends Many red wines are “blends”, the product of a mixture of different grape varieties instead of just one. Châteauneuf du Pape, for example, is a blend of up to 13 different varieties, including Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre. Port wine is blended from a number of Portugese grapes, Read more…
Rioja wine is produced in many different styles, but the region is best known for its red wines. Red Rioja wines are usually a blend of a number of different grapes, primarily Tempranillo and often supported by Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo. This blend creates a wine that’s great with a Read more…
Wine for cats is not actually a thing, right? Domestic cats are beloved household pets around the world. For many of us, our cat is like a member of the family. For others, they may be a best friend or close confidante. Jokes about crazy cat ladies aside, people love Read more…
Serving Champagne professionally takes some serious training and practice. Sommeliers train long and hard in order to get every detail of Champagne service right. When serving Champagne – or any sparkling wine, for that matter – there are many individual steps to take and pieces of equipment to use, including Read more…
The Spanish wine region of Jerez, commonly referred to as “Sherry”, is capable of producing a surprisingly versatile range of wine styles. For reasons of tradition and perhaps distribution, however, not many people outside the region actually know this. For many, Sherry is exclusively for old women at Christmas time, Read more…
You have probably heard of Deutz Champagne. The Champagne region in northern France has long been known to produce the world’s finest sparkling wines. “Champagne” is a byword for luxurious celebration, and usually commands a high price tag to match! Champagne in a nutshell Champagne wines are not cheap, certainly, Read more…
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