No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
Turns out India produces quite a bit of wine and has seven different wine regions. Who knew! The wine I tried was from their top region Nasik that even has a champagne house producing sparkling wine there. So for the curious among you here is an intro to India's wine regions from the aptly named … Continue reading Indian Wine Regions
Boğazkere and Öküzgözü are classic Turkish grapes which are often blended together in local red wines. Boğazkere apparently translates as throat burner because it produces highly tannic bitter wines. Öküzgözü on the other hand is known for fruity floral flavours and high acidity. The two blended together can produce full bodied fruity reds that age … Continue reading Boğazkere and Öküzgözü Grapes
This article popped up on the WineFolly.com Facebook page the other day and for me it's a must read. Why? Because Spain is full of old vines. Almost every tasting I go to in Madrid includes a wine from the Bodega's old vines. Some over 100 years of age. I've often wondered what the difference … Continue reading Why Are Old Vines So Specual
Another couple of lesser known grapes from the Canary Islands. Often blended together to make red wine. Here's wine-searcher.com's take on these local varieties. Listán Negro Vijariego Negro
You know a grape is rare when you can't find any information on it at the usual wine websites. Wikipedia has a brief note basically stating it is from the Canary Islands and genetically distinct from the Italian grape variety of the same name. The best information I could find was from a university working … Continue reading Forastera Blanca (Gomera)
Curious to know more about this fortified wine? Port has a long history in Europe. The Portuguese vineyards date back to antiquity but it was the arrival of trade links with the UK in the 12th century that were the main engine for the rise of Portugal's wine industry. What can I say, we Brits … Continue reading What Is Port Wine
As always if I drink a wine from an area, then we have to look it up. Particularly if it is a wine I seriously enjoyed like the Barossa Ink 2015. So here is a link to the website of Barossa Valley Grape and Wine Association, and also our colleagues at winefolly.com's take on the … Continue reading The Barossa Valley
For those of you wondering where Cahors is. Here's winefolly.com's map of the French wine regions.
Time to start learning my Chilean wine regions. I really enjoy wines from this country and have drunk a fair few in my day, so it's shocking that I cannot name any of their wine regions. It occurred to me when I was looking up information on my last wine tasting, Errazuriz Pinot Noir. Well … Continue reading Aconcagua Valley, Chile
Whilst trying to research yesterday's wine I came across this fantastic website about Californian Wines that does a nice job of breaking down the different wine areas in California. You tend to forget just how big and area it is and boy do they make a lot of wines. Click on the image below to … Continue reading Californian Wines
