Winter wine Festival, Bath Saturday, 5th November 2016. For the fifth year, We’ll have 300 amazing wines to taste, ‘Wine Walks’ where one of the Gang will lead you round some of our favourite wines, and an amazing programme of masterclasses. Walk-round tasting of 300 high quality included in ticket price Wine Gang on hand…
A List To Help You Decide wich white wine you prefer
wine condoms are a legit thing. Now let the questions begin. First, why on earth would I need a wine condom? You know when you’ve had three glasses of wine before heading out and you accidently spill red all down yourself? That is why you need a wine condom. The wine condom is basically a…
wine production falls by 5% due to ‘climatic events’ (TheGuardian) – Global wine production has fallen by 5% because of “climatic events” causing steep drops in production in most of the southern hemisphere, particularly Chile and Argentina. While the amount of wine produced this year should meet estimated consumer demand, the figures from the International Organisation of…
Israeli archaeologists have discovered an ancient wine ledger they believe contains the earliest written reference to Jerusalem outside the Bible. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) seized the 2,700-year-old papyrus from thieves who had taken it from a desert cave near the Dead Sea. Two lines in Hebrew detail the shipment of wine from the king’s…
Pouring wine in a different way made bar sales go up by 14% Next time you have trouble ordering just one red wine at the bar, blame your glass. A new study published in the journal BMC Public Health finds that people drink substantially more wine when it’s served in a big glass.…
Finca Moncloa triumphs in the Peñín Guide. Today Penfolds is celebrating a collaboration with Europe’s most respected French glassmaker, Saint-Louis to acknowledge the art and culture of a service ritual long associated with the flagship Grange. This collaboration also recognises the first commercial release of only five 2012 Grange Imperial 6 litre bottles available…
The massive growth in China’s middle class has been a godsend for the Australian wine industry, with exports jumping 51% in the last year to $474 million, making it the top export market by value for the first time. The rise of China is no more apparent than in the fact that just a decade…
Wolf Blass and David Bromley team up to release collectable wine series. Globally renowned winery Wolf Blass and acclaimed Australian artist David Bromley have once again joined creative forces, this time to release a stunning new wine series – Bromley by Wolf Blass – which hits stores in October. Bromley by Wolf Blass is…
Science shows cheese can make wine taste better
