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Talking Wine – December 2013

Talking Wine – December 2013 For years rather obscure grape varieties planted in the UK were considered more suitable to the English growing conditions but with the massive growth in…

Talking Wine – November 2013

Talking Wine – November 2013 We are now mostly familiar with the success of sparkling wine in this country especially with so many awards being won by the likes of…

Talking Wine – October 2013

Talking Wine – October 2013 Terrible storms have hit France which will no doubt push up prices again next year. One of the worst hit areas was Bordeaux, where the…

Talking Wine – August 2013

Talking Wine – August 2013 A Sussex vineyard run by an all female team has just scooped the ‘UK producer of the Year’ award for its sparkling Blanc de Blancs.…

Talking Wine – June 2013

Talking Wine – June 2013 I meet a few friends once a month in the Oxford Wine Café and we set a theme and taste a whole load of wines…