Expensive wine versus cheap wine: how to find a good value for money
Why you should (not) pay a fortune for a bottle of wine An expensive wine today indeed costs a fortune. Yet, the growing number of Masters of Wine, Master Sommeliers […]
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Does the price of wine indicate its quality? A small wine experiment
From time to time you may find yourself standing in front of an enormous wine shelf filled with attractively labelled wines accompanied by even more appealing prices – in the […]
The Sampler: From a venture capitalist to an award winning wine merchant
What distinguishes The Sampler from the majority of sellers is that you can taste the wine before you actually buy it!
Wine & cheese festival in London
…exceptionally tasty Cheese & wine festival at Southbank centre behind the Royal Festival Hall in London.
Devon Wine Week
Devon’s fifth wine week which took place from Sat May 29th 2010 – Sun June 6th 2010 was a perfect induction to British wines (at least for me)…
Marketing wine: Bordeaux and Champagne rule the world
As the 2010 En Primeur frenzy escalates in Bordeaux one has to think what is all that craze all about? These are just some wine makers selling their wine before […]
British cheese revolution that would leave the French gasp beyond fromage
British cheese had millennia of tradition on the islands’ soil and in the milkmen’s craft, but all that diversity and skill got almost wiped out post WWII. Rejuvenated over the […]
CLOSED Fera: contemporary and wild British cuisine rolls high at Claridges
The raising icon of contemporary English cuisine Simon Rogan moved to the British capital from his two Michelin restaurant. In tune with the contemporary trend of local sourcing …
Press in Napa Valley
Some people discover and follow their passions throughout their entire life. Stephen Rogers, the chef at Press as well as a former classical pianist and vocal coach, is surely one of them…
Riesling and its journey from Germany to the New World
From Jancis Robinson (MW, OBE and perhaps the most famous female British wine critic) to the wine bars, retailers and participating restaurants in the UK, they all are talking about German […]