What to Drink This Weekend: Archive

I am dreaming of the Mediterranean. I can’t be there so have recreated the flavours at home through food and wine! Rose and red wine compliment my couscous and barbeque lamb beautifully.

Seasonal Sparkle and Festive Fizz Cheers! A Champagne toast is a traditional way to bring in the New Year and say ‘Goodbye’ to the old. This year I feel we...

What do you think of when you hear the word ‘Sherry’? Is it the dusty bottle at the back of the kitchen cupboard, located somewhere behind the fish sauce and cider vinegar and occasionally glugged into an exotic culinary dish? Or the strange brown bottle brought out for Granny’s annual Christmas tipple?

Tio Diego Macharnudo Vineyard Amontillado Jerez-Xeres-SherryPalomino FinoThere’s no snow on the ground. We aren’t wearing ugly Holiday sweaters and I don’t hear Holiday music. So why am I suggesting you...

Poesia Rosato may be a pretty colour, but this volcano wine is no wallflower and will accompany a variety of foods well. When the warm weather arrives Poesia will partner food from the grill... 

How do you wine match maple syrup? This wine pairing is a sticky one! Too dry a wine and the wine will taste bitter. Too sweet and your palate will be overwhelmed. The perfect balance can be achieved though....

Our tasting notes are rich with clove, cinnamon and spice. Cream and buttered toast aromatics and the texture and mouthfeel of a wine - none of which would be possible without the subtle use of oak. 

Sauvage has a nose and palate showing citrus and notes of toasted bread. A touch of honey and baked apple persist with a round, hazelnut finish. A bone dry wine, my tasting note is comparable to one I would write if tasting Champagne.