Elderly wine investors scammed The company cold-called prospective investors and persuaded them to hand over control of their collections to Embassy, which then sold them and broke off contact. These “clients” were also made to pay fees before sales could be transacted. Victims took out bank loans, used credit cards and even cashed in pensions…
A restaurant in London has the first menu only to use WhatsApp emoji. A restaurant in London is the first with a nemoji menu. Thinking that any customer can ask for the menu items through WhatsApp. The Yellow Door, which is the name of this pop-up restaurant, is located in Notting Hill, in a shared…
Albariño ice cream Perhaps it sounds weird, but now you can find albariño flavoured ice cream in Panxón, Sanxenxo, Vilagarcía and Pontevedra. This artisan gelato is made without any preservatives, and uses only albariño wine. The texture is very creamy as if it were a sorbet. It is not the first time this ice cream shop has created unusual flavours. You can also…
Organic wine really does taste better, says new study. It’s official, organic wine (made from grapes grown without pesticides, fungicides or any other artificial fertilisers) does taste better than non-organic wine. A research team from the University of California used data from three leading wine publications – Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator and the Wine Enthusiast…
We have a new food pairing, pasta with sea food and White wine. Today we have chosen Rivers of wine verdejo. Ingredients: 300-350g of pata, 2 carrots 3 ripe tomatoes 1 onion 1 red paper 3 garlic cloves 6-8 king prawns 6-8 clams 18 mussels 12 squid rings Salt Olive oil Half a glass of…
Spanish Food & Craft Traders Now in its third year Festejar is looking to grow its already successful Spanish Market. We are looking for authentic Spanish food and craft traders to join us on Manchester’s Albert Square, trading 11.00am – 11.00pm Thursday 1st September to Sunday 5th September 2016. The Spanish Market runs alongside an…
WINE OLYMPICS’ COMES TO THE HKIWSC Over 300 wines will be in the running for gold, silver or bronze medals at the HKIWSC, the three-day international wine competition running from 4-6 October, and Debra Meiburg MW has launched the Test Your Palate ‘Wine Olympics’ for people to come and taste the medal hopefuls. Blindtaste and…
Ticket for a “River cruise, wine tasting and visit of La Cité du Vin”! In partnership with Bordeaux River Cruise and Bordeaux Métropole Tourist Office, enjoy a visit of La Cité du Vin followed by a river cruise and wine tasting on the water! An exciting programme: Visit La Cité du Vin: Explore an immersive…
Premier Cru owner pleads guilty to $45 million John Fox, the owner of one Californian’s biggest retailers Premier Cru, has turned himself in and admitted to scamming customers of over $45 million spendind some on fancy cars and women he met online. Fox had faced up to 20 years in prison, but…
Seppelt Drumborg Riesling awarded Riesling of the Year in James Halliday Wine Companion 2017 The 2015 vintage of the Seppelt Drumborg Riesling has been awarded Riesling of the Year and given the highest Riesling rating of 98 points in the 2017 Halliday Wine Companion, announced in Melbourne last night. In his review, Campbell Mattinson from…
