The final word on pink
Following our earlier articles ‘Think pink this Valentine’s’ and ‘More to pink than you think’, here are even more rosé wine facts. Cool rule Temperature is key when it comes to storing wine. Lay an unopened bottle on its side in a cool, dry place,…
More to pink than you think
Continuing from our pre-Valentine’s Day article ‘Think pink this Valentine’s’, here’s more to know of rosé wine than you think. Rosé is a type of wine made from red wine grapes, produced in a similar manner to red wine, but with reduced time fermenting with…
Intimate Valentine’s
Valentine’s Day usually calls for a dinner for two – so cook up your favourite dish together and be effortlessly romantic with a bottle of wine! If it’s the time spent together more than a fancy meal at a posh restaurant that matters, whip up…
Think pink this Valentine’s
If white sparkling wine is too ordinary, think pink to delight your loved one. If you are wondering if rosé is a grape variety or if pink wine gets its colour from pink grapes, read on. Rosé is a style of wine made by using…
Putting a sparkle on Valentine’s
Continuing our previous article on sparkling wine for Valentine’s Day wining, here are the facts on this fizzy celebratory drink so fitting a special occasion. Alcohol The alcohol in Champagne is approximately 12.2% which compares to 12.5% for red wine and 18.8% for dessert wine….
Valentine’s wining
As the name implies, a sparkling wine sparkles in the form of a bubble effect due to its rich carbon dioxide content. It’s the month of February and with it comes Valentine’s Day. For that intimate dinner with your loved one, a bottle of wine…
How to recognise if your wine has gone bad
So, you know whether to dump it, or drink it. Oxidation Look out for an orange or red-brown colour, with vinegar and sour notes in white wines or lack of aroma and flavour in red wines. It’s happened to the best of us: you want…
Why wine glasses have stems
There’s no doubt that stemmed glassware remains the standard. So how did it get its shape, and why do wine glasses have a stem? The architecture of stemware A modern wine glass consists of three architectural features: the bowl, the stem, and the base. The…
Busting wine myths
Only red wine needs to be decanted This myth is up first because it’s been hanging around for a long time – and it results in wine lovers missing out on a lot from their favourite bottles. To put it in an overly simplified way,…
What Old World and New World wines mean
It is fair to say that Old World wines set the qualitative benchmark for most wine styles and grape varieties. The terms originally referred to the country in which the wine was produced. However, with Old World countries now producing wines that are characteristically New…
