Wine... it's complicated
Wine is confusing to most people.
In the UK about half the population buy a bottle monthly or more.
But even among those regular drinkers, 3 in 4 of them find navigating the wine selection in a sup...
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A Vegetarian's Guide to Wine Pairing
When you read pairing suggestions for wine, many people often default to a fairly simple red for meat, white for fish, vegetarians - figure it out for yourselves.
The first part of this makes a bit...
Pairing Cheese & Wine: Tips, Combos, and Twists
Wine & cheese is one of the classic food & wine pairing combos. But does all wine go with all cheese? It’s not quite so simple. While it’s tricky to go too far wrong there are some rules, a...
Where does wine get its colour?
Ever wondered what makes rosé pink? Or what makes orange wine orange?
If you're a wine lover, chances are you've pondered these questions while looking at your glass in between sips.
As we take a d...
What is Beaujolais Nouveau Day?
Each year, towards the end of November, if you pay close attention you’ll probably hear your more nerdy wine friends talking with increased frequency and excitement about Beaujolais.
That’s becaus...
How to order wine in a restaurant
It’s a familiar story. You sit down in a nice restaurant you’ve been waiting to try for ages.You’re handed the food menu…so far so good. You might not know what Cime di Rapa is, but you know you li...
Where do the smells come from in wine?
"Are there actually flowers in the bottle?"
Good smells, bad smells. Smells that make you go “mmmm” and smells that make you go “hmmm 🤔".
Interesting smells (and tastes) are one of the things we l...
Why is finding good wine so hard?
"No such thing as a bad wine"
We like to say there’s no such thing as a bad wine, and that the real problem is people drinking the wrong wine. It’s only half true - there are a lot of bad wines out...