The date of picking the first grapes of the season is one of the most important decisions to make in wine. Pick too early and you’ll have mouth stripping acidity and no flavour, too late and you’ll have a mouth full of syrup and be gasping for a glass of water. Generations of winemakers, through a […]
Get The Sun Cream Out To Germany, The Grape Pickers Will Need It Read More »
Ah those beautiful compound words. Loads of people give the German language quite a bit of grief, but I think it sounds great. They have this thing where they compound smaller words together to make one massive word that sounds delicious when you nail it. At the recent Wines of Germany tasting I learnt a
NEW WAY TO VISIT GERMANY – I CAN’T PRONOUNCE IT, BUT IT LOOKS AMAZING Read More »
Bog standard Pinot Grigio. It’s cheap, refreshing, inoffensive, and…did I mention cheap? It’s boring for UK wine drinkers and it’s bad for proper Pinot Grigio producers. Infact it’s only really good for the organized crime who produce it in bulk and ship it over. Not sure I’m meant to say that out loud?! Well, I
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After a quick break for lunch it was onto the second master class of the day down at the ABS Wines tasting day. Anne Krebiehl, Master of Wine, chaired the panel of winemakers made up of the great and the good of German red wine production. This was all about why German reds deserve their
German Reds – Don’t Worry About Pronouncing Them, Just Drink Them! Read More »
Mutants live all around us. I’m not trying to go all “Patrick Stewart” here, but without it we wouldn’t be here would we? And one of the great things we get to see is mutation happening in real time these days, mostly cos we now know to look for it. It happens with grapes a
#NWTW Week 44: Pinot Blanc, One Of The X-Grapes Read More »
Alsace is absolutely stunning. For anyone who hasn’t been, find an excuse and go. You’ve got the steep Vosges Mountains right next to the Rhine River basin, which leads to stunning natural scenery, old school Franco-Germanic architecture making it look like a Disney set, and of course a load of fantastic wines!
#NWTW Week 44: German Influences Making Life Easier Read More »
This week could have been about anything really. I was half thinking of doing non-alcoholic cocktails, or maybe the soft drinks, but no, I decided to stick with trying out non-alcoholic wines instead. I’ve never had any before, so seemed like a great time to learn about the how’s and why’s of this stuff.
#NWTW Week 42: The Verdict On Non-Alcoholic Wine Week Read More »
Now then, here’s a tricky one to judge. I’ve drunk so much Riesling in the past that it’s never gonna happen now for me to be able to try a German Riesling without holding it up in the same light as the ones I’ve had before.
#NWTW Week 28: The Verdict on German Riesling Read More »
Well as I mentioned yesterday we’re in for a bit of fun with some asian food this week. Go enjoy yourself. If you’re a wannabe chef, get down those food markets and cook up a storm. If you’re not a cook, get the takeaway menus out. Chinese, Indian, Malay, go for it! Just remember if
#NWTW Week 28: Food Pairing With German Riesling Read More »
Everyone know what Marmite is? It’s this black spread that complete weirdo’s stick on toast and pretend to absolutely love. Well, that’s what I think anyway. They have a phenomenally successful marketing campaign based on the slogan “you either love it or you hate it”. And you do. There is no fence to sit on.
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