Grower cavas
There's quite a lot of talk in wine circles at the moment about Grower Champagnes. These are Champagnes made usually by small (the current...
Sparkling wine made by the ancestral method!
So, Dom Pérignon invented the method by which Champagne is made. Well, no actually! It is true that Dom Pérignon and his fellow monks...
Don’t be reserved when it comes to Reservas
There's recently been a lot of talk about Cava, the wonderful sparkling wine of Spain. Indeed, I'm happy to plead 'guilty as charged', because...
Studying Cava
Students of Cava will know that the eponymous two names above are seriously big hitters in the world of Spain's famous sparkling wines.
For, approaching...
Recommended wine-related Christmas presents
Come November, the wine writer becomes rather busy! I'm not complaining, of course, just preparing you with this wine ripple before the wine-al wave...
The still before the fizz!
All cava producers start out as makers of still wine first. Short of buying in still wines made by another producer (a practice that...
Itinerant winemakers
The vast majority of wine made in Spain is created by bodegas which either have their own vineyards or buy their gapes from trusted...
New Year’s resolutions for 2017
Remarkably, I'm well ahead of myself this year. As I write, there are a full two weeks to go before this article appears in...
Join the Q!
You have to admit it – we British are good at joining queues! If there's one forming in the market, the supermarket, the train...
Swedish wine tasting season opens in Jávea!
I’m delighted to say that my services have been retained for another year of wine tasting events with Milagro Javea, a Swedish owned company...
Praising pud wines
The trouble with Dessert Wines is that, by definition (arguably), they arrive late for the party. During the recently past Christmas celebrations we've all...
The ‘Cork Talk’ wine year
Regular readers on the Costas of Spain where the print editions are available, plus those in the rest of this wonderful wine country who...
Costa Blanca Wine Society and the ladies who fizz!
It’s quite a few years now, since I darkened the doors of the Costa Blanca Wine Society. My wine work: writing, broadcasting, judging, tourism,...
Aging baby-making machine
As far as I can tell Mick Jagger has always got satisfaction, the fruits of which are his eight children.
The Rolling Stones’ frontman may...