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The Italian Wine Society…
I’ve just found a web site called The Italian Wine Society. Though it’s based in the UK, they source a variety of quality wines from many Italian wine regions like Sicily, Tuscany, Piedmont and Lombardia.
You can search for a whole range of wines on their site – Red, Rose, White and Sparkling [...]
Vinopolis: City of Wine…
Thought I’d find out more about the wine tour in London that I mentioned in a previous post – Vinopolis: City of Wine – as I’d like to go there this month. Also, it might be useful for any wine lovers out there intent on visiting London (or those who live there).
London’s [...]
Don’t You Just Hate It When the Cork Breaks?
Imagine: you’ve got your favourite bottle of Italian wine, getting ready to curl up on the sofa with a generous portion of tiramisu. You’ve worked hard all day and god knows you deserve the treat.
You’ve opened more wine bottles in your lifetime than you’ve opened doors – you’re a pro – you can open a [...]
Would You Like Some Cheese With That?
Fancy some Italian wine along with some cheese? Not sure what to try?
Well, I’ll start with one word: experiment.
Why?
Because everyone’s taste buds are different to some degree. Cheese and wine combinations that work for you might not work for the next person. You might feel that Barolo wine tastes ghastly with Stilton cheese and want [...]
7 Gift Ideas for the Ultimate Italian-wine Lover (Part 2)
Continuing on from the gift ideas suggested in the previous post (did you try any of them, by the way?), here are 4 more for you to sink your teeth into!
The following are very simple ideas, but the wine lover in your life will love you for being so thoughtful.
IDEA 4: Corkscrews…
Yes. The humble corkscrew. [...]
7 Gift Ideas for the Ultimate Italian-wine Lover…
So you have a friend, relative or partner who’s completely head-over-heels in love with Italian wine – it’s all they ever talk about. This person happens to be a really nice human being too. So you think: I know what - I’m going to get them a present, because they’re lovely and they deserve it.
Allow [...]
Oh Good, Another Wine Event!
Following the initial elation and subsequent disappointment of not being able to attend last week’s international wine fair, I’m on the hunt for a wine event that EVERYBODY is allowed to attend.
I was crushed, I tell you, crushed on finding out that only traders could attend that festival (p.s. you had to show some sort [...]
Care for a Tall Glass of Spumante?
‘Spumante’ (pronounced spoo-mahn-tay) means ‘foaming’ in Italian and is the name given to sparkling Italian wines (other terms used: ‘bubbly’ or ‘fizzy’ wine).
Italy wears the crown for producing the widest range of Spumante wines in the world. What a title to carry. And deservedly so, I might add! You can sample a range of Spumante [...]
How to make Italian white wine sauce…
Yum, white sauce made with Italian wine! What more could an Italian-wine lover ask for? Ok, maybe something to go with the sauce. But first, we make the sauce!
Are you ready?
Ok, let’s go.
So which white Italian wine do you want to use? Take your pick. There’s plenty to choose from. Shall we try Pinot Grigio? [...]
The London International Wine Fair
I was looking for a wine fair to go to in London, and as it so happened, to my delight, there’s one coming up this week! It’s a 3-day event running from May 20th-22nd at the ExCel International Exhibition and Conference Centre in East London.
The London International Wine Fair is considered to be ‘the single [...]