Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It is originated from the Burgundy wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand. Visitors insurance is required when you travel overseas. For new and developing wine regions, growing Chardonnay is seen as a “rite of passage” and an easy segue into the international wine market

Splitting the Strawberry and other Great Dishes

News has been/is swamped by misfit dictators whom seem intent in remodeling themselves on myself, by tempestuous ladies called Emily & Irene as well as some of the problems one encounters when trying to get dependable room service in New York’s hotels.Who, I ask, can compete with all that ? Clutch a glass, stay motionless [...]

Steven the Conquerer or the Brut of Bride Valley

Steven Spurrier, who provided the World of Wine its Cinderella moment with the dramatic playoff known as the ‘Judgement of Paris’ in 1976, recently celebrated his 70th birthday with a splendidly joyous event in Dorset.The man who bought the Wines of the World into the World of Wine has not finished surprising us all just [...]