Not Just a Pretty Bottle
Domaine de Grand Pré's 2010 cabernet foch is as noteworthy as its packaging
Cabernet foch is not exactly a household name variety, but Jürg Stutz, winemaker at Nova Scotia’s Domaine de Grand Pré, hopes it soon will be a fixture in the cellars of local wine lovers. Putting it in a wacky bottle won’t hurt.
The Kiwi Wine Experience
Adventure and wine collide in New Zealand
Sitting in the restaurant in the Sky Tower in downtown Auckland is quite an experience. You can sip a nice selection of both North and South island wines, while eating local cuisine including Kumara chips, made from indigenous sweet potatoes favoured by the Maoris. Out the window is a view of the ocean, but you can also see ample evidence of the surrounding volcanoes, not currently erupting, but always looming.
The Kiwi Wine Experience
Adventure and wine collide in New Zealand
Sitting in the restaurant in the Sky Tower in downtown Auckland is quite an experience. You can sip a nice selection of both North and South island wines, while eating local cuisine including Kumara chips, made from indigenous sweet potatoes favoured by the Maoris. Out the window is a view of the ocean, but you can also see ample evidence of the surrounding volcanoes, not currently erupting, but always looming.
The Kiwi Wine Experience
Adventure and wine collide in New Zealand
Sitting in the restaurant in the Sky Tower in downtown Auckland is quite an experience. You can sip a nice selection of both North and South island wines, while eating local cuisine including Kumara chips, made from indigenous sweet potatoes favoured by the Maoris. Out the window is a view of the ocean, but you can also see ample evidence of the surrounding volcanoes, not currently erupting, but always looming.
Spring into Beer
Craig Pinhey shares some brews perfect for warmer weather
Although some beer textbooks might suggest the traditional spring beer is bock, the average drinker might be a bit tentative about slugging back a few pints of this strong premium lager on a pleasant April afternoon.
How to Prepare a Proper Green Fairy
Mix this celebrated absinthe cocktail
Place a sugar cube on top of a slotted absinthe spoon, then place the spoon on a proper absinthe glass containing shot of absinthe.
Sipping Mastroberardino and Rivera Wines in Italy
Exceptional wines from Campania and Puglia
Read part one of my trip through southern Italy, with tasting notes for the fantastic wines that I tasted in Sicily. Keep reading to see which wines I tried in Campania and Puglia.
Sipping Mastroberardino and Rivera Wines in Italy
Exceptional wines from Campania and Puglia
Read part one of my trip through southern Italy, with tasting notes for the fantastic wines that I tasted in Sicily. Keep reading to see which wines I tried in Campania and Puglia.
Southern Italy Wine Touring
Tasting traditional and local grapes in Sicily
I just got back from a very satisfying wine excursion around southern Italy.
Southern Italy Wine Touring
Tasting traditional and local grapes in Sicily
I just got back from a very satisfying wine excursion around southern Italy.
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