by Anne | Jul 28, 2023 | Beginners' wine tips, The Price of Wine, Wine Basics
Admit it. Are you guilty of having ordered the second cheapest wine in a restaurant, because you didn’t quite want to be seen going for the cheapest, but didn’t really want to spend any more than that? If this is something you have done, fear not, you are...
by Anne | Jul 28, 2023 | Beginners' wine tips, Wine Basics
What does the term ‘vintage’ mean in wine? Does it mean the same as when you use it to describe cars or fashion? I tell you in under one minute in this brief but informative video…. The next question to ask, of course, is why the vintage of a wine...
by Anne | Jul 28, 2023 | Beginners' wine tips, Wine Basics
Hope you’ve enjoyed some good bottles recently. Last time, I explored that strange ritual in restaurants where you, the guest, are asked to taste the wine – NOT to see if you like it, but so that you can check whether or not it’s faulty. I promised I’d talk more...
by Anne | Jul 28, 2023 | Beginners' wine tips, Wine Basics, Wine Tasting
If you eat out regularly in restaurants, you’ll know that when you order a bottle of wine the waiter or sommelier asks ‘who would like to taste the wine?’ and then pours a small sample for checking before they serve the other guests. Why does this happen? Sadly it’s...
by Anne | Jul 28, 2023 | Beginners' wine tips, Wine Tasting
Hope you’ve enjoyed some delicious wine recently. Following on from my video on how to taste wine, I thought I’d go into a little more detail about why it helps to bring air into your mouth whilst you’re tasting and to get the aromas of the wine up...
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