The Oxford Wine Cellar is now open!
We are absolutely delighted to announce that after many months of hard work The Oxford Wine Cellar is open! Based…
The Rise of Rhum Agricole
When it comes to drinking Caribbean rum, nine times out of ten, what’s in your glass will be a spirit…
Producer Profile: Château Pas du Cerf
We fell in love with the elegant, complex, wines produced at Chateau Pas du Cerf when we discovered them at…
Grape Expectations: Cortese
While I expect that most of you will not be familiar with the grape variety Cortese, I am sure that…
The Life of an MW Student – Thirty Two
On the first morning of the 2023 MW practical exams I found it difficult to get up. Fitful sleep the…
The Life of an MW Student – Thirty One
This will be my last column before I make my second attempt at the MW practical exams. I am now…
Producer Profile: Dominio de Tares
Referred to as the Burgundy of Spain, Bierzo is one of the old world’s most promising “new” wine regions. A…
The Life of an MW Student – Thirty
At the time of writing, it is exactly one month before my second attempt at the MW practical exams. The…
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Producer Profile: Bodega Tandem, Navarra, Spain
Bodega Tandem is a family-owned winery situated in the Valle de Yerri in the beautiful Navarra region in Northern Spain. Founded in 2003 by Jose Maria Fraile and Alicia Eyaralar,…
The Life of an MW Student – Twenty Nine
In studying for theory exams last year, I created an incredible spreadsheet. This sheet had pages allocated to each exam paper, each divided into sections according to the themes likely…
HeavenSake
HeavenSake is a collaboration between Regis Camus, Chef de Caves at Maison Rare Champagne, and several Japan-based sake brewers. Typically, sake brewers blend multiple batches of sake that use the…
How is Sake Made?
In a previous blog, What is Sake we discussed that sake is a fermented rice beverage made from polished rice, water, yeast, koji mold and, sometimes, brewer’s alcohol. This blog…
What is Sake?
Sake is a fermented rice beverage made from polished rice, water, yeast, koji mold and, sometimes, brewer’s alcohol. A common misconception is that sake is a rice wine; in fact,…