Wine and Food Travel

James Lawrence takes a luxury wine tour through the region of Bordeaux – you may have heard of it Bordeaux is probably the most well-known of France’s (if not the world’s) great wine regions. Indeed, even committed teetotallers will have heard of this legendary name and it would be fair to say that Bordeaux literally represents mecca for most wine lovers, albeit an extremely diverse...

Rioja, Spain’s most famous wine region and poster child for the country’s viticultural revolution, hardly needs a lengthy introduction. Here, though, is a brief summary for the uninitiated. The Rioja DO (appellation) stretches into Pais Vasco (Basque Country) in the north, the administrative region of Navarra to the north-east and Castilla y Leon to the west. This vast wine producing region...

Wine & Food Travel is proud to present another contender for the country least likely to be associated with wine production: Russia. As of July 2011, British wine drinkers can enjoy a bottle of Abrau-Durso, or ten, at locations across the nation’s capital as its owners decide to target Europe with their wares. Britain’s first Russian sparkling wine is here, and may be staying for a...

Believe it or not, Austria provides the world with outstanding dry whites with a mineral intensity like no other, gorgeous sweet wines and a range of interesting, often very Burgundian style reds–honestly! Difficult to accept isn’t it, as Austrian wine is so rarely seen in notable quantities outside the father land, but then who could blame the Austrians for keeping their delectable wines to...

Porto must be one of Europe’s best kept secrets: the perfect Portuguese city break destination that has not yet entered into the premier league division of Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Prague . . . well you get the idea. The city obviously cannot compete with Paris or Rome on size or attractions, but it does have one wonderful and unique feature–Port. This fabulous stuff–the King and Queen...