The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: G
Gaillac to Gyropalette Gaillac - One of the first vinicultural centres of ancient Gaul with strong traditions and a spread of traditional grapes. Red wines, whites, vins jaunes, slightly sparkling, off…
Gaillac to Gyropalette Gaillac - One of the first vinicultural centres of ancient Gaul with strong traditions and a spread of traditional grapes. Red wines, whites, vins jaunes, slightly sparkling, off…
Fake - Furmint That’s enough effing and blinding, Ms Austen -Pride and Extreme Prejudice Fake 1 - The latest example of passing off fraudulent wine to a Californian company was…
Gareth Belton makes wine under his label, Gentle Folk Wines, in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Les Caves bring Gentle Folk's white Field Blend and Little One Petit Verdot into the UK.…
Earthy to Extraction Earthy - refers to a wine displaying characteristics which are less obviously fruit-driven and more to do with flavours of the soil. Wines from the South West…
Would you give us a potted autobiography? I started as pot wash at 15 in a North Yorkshire fine dining restaurant, then did a stint as a waiter in a…
Dame to Dung Dame - “The last time that I trusted a dame was in Paris in 1940. She was going out to get a bottle of wine. Two hours…
As the Rugby World Cup approaches we take a highly partial squint at the wine form book. As usual it will be decided by how many tries there are in…
Cahors (and Cassoulet) to Cult Wine Cahors (and cassoulet) - Those of you who don’t have duck fat coursing through your veins look away now for this a paean to three…
Bandwagon to Burgundy Bandwagon - ‘If you see a bandwagon, it’s too late’ said Sir James Goldsmith. Unfortunately, too many bandwagons rumble on flattening everything in their path. The frenzied…
Behind the winespeak If you really want to know your Alsace from your Elbling here is a sideways squint at the real meaning beneath the language of wine… ABC -…