The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: N
Nacarat to Numerology Nacarat – Bright orange-red colour, useful to have for tasting notes and the name of an occasional wine from Claude Courtois. Nagyburgundi – Hungarian synonym for Blaufrankisch…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: M
Macabeo - Myths Macabeo – The Scottish grape. Maceration – Describes the process of drinking wine from lunch through to dinner without a break. Sardonic maceration is when drinking leads…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: L
Label – Luxury Cuvée Label - Never judge a label by its wine. Labels – Did you know that the text on all wine back labels is written by the…
A Nuvo Madness
A guest post by Maddie Bryett Recently I attended lunch with some industry companions, two of whom happened to be wine buyers. All of us being British there was the usual…
Our First Ever Spanish Tasting: The line up
So what’s showing at our Spanish tasting on October 14th? We are pleased to announce that representatives from the following wineries will be present to pour and talk about their…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: K
Dr Caligari’s Kabinett – Kubrickballs Kabinett, Dr Caligari’s – A place - and the cult film of the place - where otherworldly expressionist wines are stored. The psychological horror version…
Twenty Five Go Mad In Galicia: Part One and a Half
*Part 1 1/2 of our Galician adventures. When you have supped on the lethal local aguardiente time becomes a relative notion! * Gorgeous gorges, crazy vineyards In Ribeira Sacra, that’s where the men…
Vinudilice – one of the great terroir roses of the world
EXCEPTIONAL OFFER!!! VINUDILICE – ONE OF THE GREAT TERROIR ROSES OF THE WORLD OF THE WORLD *Volcanic terroir *One of the highest vineyards in Europe *Blend of indigenous grapes *Some vines up…
Twenty Five Go Mad In Galicia: Part Two
Valdeorras: Valley of Gold It is a truth universally acknowledged that the last winery visit of the day, especially if scheduled after a beautiful boat trip on a river and…
Twenty Five Go Mad In Galicia: Part One
Of Cainos, Cephalopods and Swimming Pools SCENE: Gatport Airwick TIME: Ridiculously early AM Queasyjet to Santiago The bleary-eyed somnambulistic Pyrennies, shod in regulation flip-flops and shorts, tousled and/or hair-gelled, assembled…
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