wine

Wine is nothing more than fermented grape juice. Ohter fruits can be used but grapes make the best wines and most wines produced started in the grapevine.

If you find yourself scribing a quick note about a wine you particularly liked, reading labels, checking vintages, and pondering which years were good for grapes in a particular place, it is sure you have developed an interest in wine. You are not alone.

Shanghai is one of the most prosperous, active and cosmopolitan cities in the world. At any given time there are over a thousand major construction projects taking place in this city of over 20 million. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that the cuisine of this region should be equally cosmopolitan.

Describing a wine compares to writing a poem; not as easy as it would seem. Every wine tasting experience is unique because every one of us is an inimitable individual.

Planning a wine touring vacation could seem a little daunting to those that have never been on one before. Many websites, brochures and travel agents can sometimes give you very different information. And with a couple hundred wineries in The Central Coast of California, you might not be able to decide where to start.

In Burgundy, the wine labels say much about the terroir and little about the grapes. Burgundy is a complex area. Getting to know all its land takes a lifetime.

Summer wines should have specific characteristics.

Introducing English wine for the first time. Most English vineyards are within easy reach of London and summer is the time to visit the countryside... have an English wine tour this summer.

La Marca Prosecco Cuvée, north east Italy, extra dry, non-vintage, alcohol 11.5%

Steel vats and low temperature fermentation are some of the techniques that helped to make wines from Australia and New Zealand famous.