Australia is one of the major wine producers and exporters in the world. With more than seventy wineries found in the country, it exports around 750 million liters of wine to the international market each year. With this number, it is safe to say that Australian wines are also some of the best-tasting wines in the planet. This year, expand your collection by trying out these top Australian wines...
As the festive season approaches, many of us, despite these so called times of austerity will be thinking of a special gift for our loved ones. If you’re a complete food and drink nut, like me, then nothing is more welcome than a special bottle of Champagne or Cognac to celebrate Christmas. I mean, you can’t go wrong, can you? So if you are planning to buy something special for your gourmet...
Photo credit - Guilliaume Paurmier (Flickr) Whoever said that the best ”Cabernet” comes from France may have been a “Frenchman.” Although the term best is subjective, it is quite possible that a few local wines and wineries may be giving said “Frenchman” a reason to be tongue tied. At the San Francisco Wine Competition, over 4000 bottlings were sampled and judged...
Day two and the wine experience 'proper' began, with a sojourn to Bordeaux's oldest region – Graves. Located immediately south of Bordeaux, the vineyards of the Pessac-Leognan appellation were originally part of the Graves region, having recently been given their own appellation in 1987 in recognition of the superior quality of their wines. My chauffeur took me to two of the region's most lauded estates, Carbonnieux and Smith Haut Lafite
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...
Taste and tweet online chats on May 31 and July 12 about outstanding value wines from seven countries AUSTIN, Texas (May 17, 2012) – To toast the sunny, carefree days of summer, Whole Foods Market shares its Top 10 favorite warm-weather wines – from crisp, fragrant whites to earthy, spicy reds – all priced between $7.99 and $14.99. This year’s selection of wines offer super variety at a value...
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