Ciao Amici, Well I thought it was about time that I started showing my ugly mug on that Instagram live thingy, so I have bribed, coerced, massive arm bending involved and kidnapped several members of his family, my great buddy Lee to pair up with me. @WINEMAN147. Lee already has his own extremely successful wine …
Sicily – Part 2 – Monday
Hi Again, After my blog on Sunday, which was a brief introduction to the wine industry of Sicily, I will now walk you through my weeks experience over the next few blogs. My group turned out to be a fantastic bunch of people from Italy, Germany, USA, Russia and of course me from the …
Sicily
Hello again, Well this this is my first blog of 2020 and unfortunately due to my hectic work load the first in some time. Thats about to change starting with my whole series on Sicily, starting with my press trip last year to 16th Edition of Sicilia en Primeur. I've been travelling 5-6 times per …
Tuscan Heaven at Campochiarenti
Hi Again Just over 30 miles south of Florence lies the beautiful hilltop town of San Gimignano, with majestic towers and stunning vistas across the Tuscan countryside. Six miles east you will find the beautiful tiny hamlet of Campochiarenti. The Campochiarenti history begins at the end of the 10th century when the church of Saint …
Rathfinny at the Ritz 🇬🇧
Hi again all, I wrote last year about the launch of Rathfinny's new English sparkling wines, from Sussex, England, you can check that out here. Rathfinny Blog. After a very successful initial launch their new vintage 2015 Blanc de Noirs & 2016 Rosé are about to be launched on the 1st of May and then …
Not just labels, Incredible Artworks!
Hello again First blog for 2019. Labels.... I see and hear about people buying wines all of the time because of the labels. Its obviously a great marketing tool at a certain price point to distinguish one wine from another on extremely crowded and competitive supermarket shelves to make them stand out. Of course some …
Jackson Family Wines – Part 1 Vérité
Hi all, A few weeks ago I was extremely privileged to be invited to the prestigious Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair, London for a very special wine tasting. A tasting to celebrate the release of the 2015 Vérité wines. VÉRITÉ & CARDINALE Well, this was not going to be any old wine tasting. Vérité & Cardinale …
Poulton Hill Estate – Cotwolds – Part 4 WineGB🇬🇧
Well I know you must be amazed at the fourth blog in ten days! I had met Tiléri and Natalie from Poulton Hill Estate vineyard at a couple wine tastings in the Cotswolds and really wanted to go and check out what they are doing. Well my twitter buddy Swami, now lifelong food & wine …
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Astley Vineyard- Worcestershire- Part 3 WineGB🇬🇧
Hi again...… I know 3 blogs in a week! and there is more next week too. Astley vineyard is actually the closest vineyard to my home in Worcestershire. (40 mins south of the UK's 2nd city Birmingham) When I started to taste more English still wines at trade events I really had to go and …
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