Wine Tasting Manchester-Essential Guide Part 1

Wine Tasting Manchester-Essential Guide Part 1Always Fancied a Manchester Wine Tasting?But don’t know what to choose or where to start? Let us guide you through our wine tasting Manchester choices to find the one that’s right for you.This guide is for you if you are looking for a fun night out, tasting great wine with […]

John’s June Wine Recommendations

White WineTesco Finest* Swartland Chenin Blanc, £6.50Tesco Finest Swartland Chenin Blanc50km north of Cape Town, lies the Swartland region. It has a Mediterranean climate with dry hot summers and temperatures ranging between 25 and 35⁰C. Also cool wet winters. This is a great climate for bringing out the mouthfilling tropical and stone fruits of Chenin […]

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What are ‘ISO wine tasting’ glasses?

They are professional glasses that help you assess and appreciate your wine more. Not so we can give out stingy samples! An ISO Professional Wine Tasting Glass Ready For UseThese are scientific, specially designed glasses that are authenticated and standardised for use in the wine industry around the world. (ISO stands for ‘International Standards Organisation’, […]

John’s Wine Picks for May

White WineTukituki Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. ASDA, £6.18​Tukituki Marlborough Sauvignon BlancIt is increasingly difficult to get a good quality Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc for under £7 these days. ASDA have managed to pull this one off beautifully. Very expressive of the typical style you’d expect from the region. Potent nose of citrus, passionfruit and a noticeable herbaceous […]

How Sparkling Wine is Made & Why Prices Vary

Are all sparkling wines the same? Everyone, usually even non wine drinkers, have heard of Champagne. You expect it to be a high quality, expensive product. This is down to centuries of clever marketing, careful refinement of manufacturing process and aggressive image building and protection by the region’s makers.However, we are in a golden age […]