What is extra virgin olive oil? Before we learn how to buy extra virgin olive oil (EVO), it’s essential we understand exactly what it is. Those taking … Continue Reading
How to Taste Wine (Pt 1) (A semi serious guide for beginners) If your devotion to Bacchus is a recent thing, and you’re thinking of taking a … Continue Reading
Get through your first wine tasting in style Here’s part two of my semi serious look on how to taste wine for beginners, (part one here). If … Continue Reading
Tipping in Italy: a guide. Doubts about tipping in Italy are common among my guests. There’s a lot of not entirely true information on the net, and … Continue Reading
What so special about grapes? Have you ever asked yourself “why is wine made from grapes?” After all there are alcoholic beverages made from all sorts of … Continue Reading
Is aerating wine necessary? Does wine need to breathe, in fact, is aerating really necessary or is it just a snob thing? Unfortunately (as with most things … Continue Reading
The Difference between Chianti & Chianti Classico If you love Italian wines, you may have bought a bottle of Chianti Classico at some time. Did you notice … Continue Reading
Tasting vs drinking is a question of time. What’s the difference between wine tasting and wine drinking, indeed is there a difference? Well yes of course there … Continue Reading
Tips on Planning your Tuscany Wine Tour Is there a best time for a Tuscany wine tour? To some extent there is, but it would be easier … Continue Reading
Cheap Wines How Do They Do It? I don’t believe in wildly expensive wines, but I don’t believe in wildly cheap wines either. To quote The Common … Continue Reading
Is Prosecco Made Like Champagne? To understand how Prosecco is made we need to understand how bubbles get into wine. Any wine could be made to have … Continue Reading
What is a Chianti Wine? There seems to be some confusion regarding Chianti wines, so here’s a beginners guide that will make things easier to understand. You … Continue Reading
Can Sweet Wines be a Health Issue? Is sweet wine bad for you? The short answer is; it all depends on the rest of your your diet. … Continue Reading
Acidic Wine & The Table. What does the term acidic wine mean, and who wants to drink a wine like lemon juice? Here’s a three minute read … Continue Reading
The Advantages Of Booking Direct Booking directly from a providers site has it’s advantages. If you wish to look up my reviews on that famous site, please … Continue Reading
