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What a beautiful stay I had at the super smart @speziale_wine_resort when I was in Verduno last week on the #verdunoeuno 2 day press event. My room was really a place I was reluctant to leave with a large comfortable bed, stylish bath with … Continue reading
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Salina is one of the Y-shaped group of Unesco-protected volcanic islands that rise out of the azure-coloured waters off the north-east coast of Sicily. It is one of the mystical sounding Aeolian Islands, the name conjuring up images of Odysseus … Continue reading
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Valpolicella is a wine region we all think we know. Many of us may have cut our teeth on this light, fruity red when we first began to drink wine, but, like in many great wine regions, nothing stands still. I discovered there is always something more to learn on my first trip of 2016 when I attended the 13th edition of Anteprima Amarone. This is the big showcase event where the newly-released Valpolicella Amarone wines are first shown to the press at the end of January; it is held in the beautiful city of Verona in the Veneto. Continue reading
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I had a very different idea of Malvasia before I visited Lanzarote. My first impressions were of a variety that was round, fat and simple – a little oily perhaps with low aromatics. Several examples that I tasted from warm areas in the South of France seemed to confirm that description and it wasn’t a grape variety I sought out much. Continue reading
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The Marche (pronouced Mar-Kay) is a region full of surprises! It has such a lot to offer. Situated a third of the way down the Eastern (Adriatic) side of Italy, sandwiched between Emilia-Romagna to the north, the Abruzzo to … Continue reading
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In January this year, I presented a five-day series of Sicilian wine master classes in four cities – Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore and Mumbai. Responsible for organising this whirlwind tour were Michèle Shah and on the ground in India, Subhash Arora … Continue reading
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I didn’t know Gary Rhodes had a restaurant in the Caribbean, let alone Grenada but when we discovered the Calabash was only a 20 minutes journey away from our hotel, I had to go. It would be rude not to! … Continue reading
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After crossing the Andes to Santiago, en route to Argentina to judge in the 2011 Vinandino Competition, what better sight than a pisco sour bar? Continue reading
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What a great little place, just doing a simple thing but doing it so well. Continue reading
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…I found myself in need of a little more grown-up entertainment in the form of a few good beers. The perfect place to find them and discover the other side of Niagara, is downtown in Queen Street which is the real heartbeat of the town and which is undergoing a renaissance. Continue reading
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For wine connoisseurs, the bar and the restaurant list are just an Aladdin’s cave of delights and the wine list is written in a very honest, accurate and descriptive way that is very much John’s style. Continue reading
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Sometimes you need to drink something other than wine… Continue reading
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These are some of the highlights of a whirlwind 2½ day press trip to Navarra. I was pleased to be going there, having been to the more famous Rioja a few times recently but never having had the opportunity to visit its somewhat Cinderella-like neighbour. We managed to cram in nine wineries in our short flying visit so below are only some of the highlights. Continue reading