This is an incredibly apt post to be writing today, as I look out on another grey sky in London. England (and Wales) is famous, or should I say infamous, for dreadful weather! It always rains here doesn’t it? Grapes need sunshine more than anything to ripen properly. How does it work over here?
There’ll be another post along later this evening about the wines themselves that I’ve picked out for trying this week. But first an apology from me. I was horribly lazy yesterday and used the term British Wine as a catch all term for wines from Britain. It’s been rightly pointed out that that’s wrong, I …
#NWTW 56 – British Wine or English/Welsh/Scottish Wine Read More »
I remember just before the London 2012 Olympics, there was a feeling of dread living in London. Clearly as we, the British, were putting it on it was going to be shit. We’re not flashy show-boaters with a penchant for all the razzmatazz that’s needed to put this stuff on and wow the watching world! …
#NWTW 56 – Does English Wine Have An Image Problem In Britain? Read More »
Anyone else got “Jerusalem” ringing round in their heads? No? Well let’s see if we can change that this week! You’ve voted for England for the letter E!
We’ve got the final five to vote on this week! Scroll down for a brief explanation of each one and get your votes in using the poll below.
We’re into March and it’s time for the Letter E, get those suggestions in!
I was just going to go for the one bottle this week, but then realized I’d be doing this up at my parent’s house. The idea of just one bottle between the four of us just didn’t really work, so The Taste The Difference Douro from Sainsbury’s and the Cottas Douro from Spirited Wines were …
If you like meat or chocolate, you’re going to love this week!
I’m kind of ignoring white wines from the Douro this week. That’s not to say they don’t make them. They do. And they’re increasing in quality as the years roll by thanks to some pioneering winemaking. Only thing is that this blog was all about making sure we can all easily get hold of the …
In recent months there’s been a huge push by Portuguese wines into the mainstream in UK wine market. I guess for years it’d been the place where Port comes from, oh and maybe a bit of Mateus Rosé on the side. Well luckily for us wine-o’s Portugal has really stepped up through the gears of …
