This is a hot topic at the moment as more and more people are investigating the effects the sulphites in a bottle of wine have on them. I would say the issue is being deliberately clouded by the government and the big players in the industry, although I’m sure they would say they’re ‘doing all [...]

This debate seems to be never ending and is still a hot topic in the wine trade today. The cork closure system is supported by predominantly the old world wine producers, based more on tradition than any real merit. Screwcap closure is perceived by many of these people to cheapen the product in the bottle.  However, new [...]

With the recent sunshine and warm weather, I’ve found myself, against all the laws of probability, drinking sparkling wine!
Now I remember sparkling wine twenty years ago when it was all highly acidic cheap Cava, unless you could afford a second mortgage to splash out on a bottle of genuine Champagne – and I don’t mean the [...]