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When you think of wine tasting, you may envisage a crowd of well-to-do individuals describing high-end vintages in terms rarely heard in normal conver [...]

Since part one of our wine tasting guide discussed how to identify faulty wines, parts two, three and four get down to the fun part – the tasting it [...]

Describing the scent of a wine is a vital stage of the wine tasting experience. Don’t be afraid to really get your nose stuck in the glass, as the s [...]

Identifying the taste a wine is the most important stage of a wine tasting (otherwise it might be called a wine smelling, or a wine looking). Before y [...]

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When you think of wine tasting, you may envisage a crowd of well-to-do individuals describing high-end vintages in terms rarely heard in normal conver [...]

Since part one of our wine tasting guide discussed how to identify faulty wines, parts two, three and four get down to the fun part – the tasting it [...]

Describing the scent of a wine is a vital stage of the wine tasting experience. Don’t be afraid to really get your nose stuck in the glass, as the s [...]

Identifying the taste a wine is the most important stage of a wine tasting (otherwise it might be called a wine smelling, or a wine looking). Before y [...]

Wine and food pairing is something that people often don’t take into account, and when they do they usually tend to just make common sense pairings [...]

When opting to have wine with a meal, many people often just choose the name they recognise and know they enjoy, without considering what food they wi [...]

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Wine and food pairing is something that people often don’t take into account, and when they do they usually tend to just make common sense pairings [...]

[...] Grenache makes gamey wines with flavours of strawberries, raspberry, spice and hints of pepper. Often blended with other [...]

[...] very good wines on its own. Displays ripe sweetness, herbs and spices. Best known for Chateauneuf Du Pape it thrives in France’s southern Rhone Valley and vineyards all over the world which [...]

[...] Domaine Cousin-Leduc, Olivier Cousin (Loire Valley. France) I am naturally drawn to a character such as Olivier [...]