Two delightful new wines from AE Club
Cono Sur Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon ºN 18 A bright, clean and attractive ruby red, this Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon has an intense nose with good typicity. Aromas of red fruits such as berries and plum with well-incorporated hints of ash and tobacco are present on…
Wine from the cradle of Bulgarian winemaking rich in mystical history
Bulgaria’s Thracian Valley is one of the oldest winemaking regions in the world. Archaeological evidence suggests that wine was made here 7,000 years ago by the Thracians who honoured the god of wine, Dionysus, and consumed wine undiluted, unlike the ancient Greeks. Bessa Valley within…
Dow’s port wines
For over two hundred years the name Dow’s has been associated with Port from the Upper Douro Valley in Portugal. The Symington family built on this history throughout the 20th and 21st centuries and now Dow’s represents everything from vintage ports through single vineyard examples…
Fortified facts
By definition, a fortified wine is a wine which has a distilled spirit added to it, to increase its alcohol content — fortifying it. Unlike standard wine, which contains only the alcohol that results from fermentation, fortified wine has extra alcohol added in the form…
Rosé wine vs rosé Champagne vs pink Champagne
Rosé wine is one thing, but rosé Champagne is a completely different story. RoséChampagne is a pink Champagne which is distinguished by its slightly red colour. The tint of red can vary from a deep hue of red to a very salmon pink hue, hence…
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….
