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An ABC of French White Wine Grapes

3 October 2011
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French wines are amongst the most popular and widely drunk wines in the world and the French are renowned for the quality of their top wines. However, because of the French classification system which means that the wines are labelled according to their region of production rather than the grapes used to produce the wine, [...]

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The Annual Life Cycle of a White Wine Vine

12 September 2011
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September is usually the month that the wine harvest begins in earnest in the northern hemisphere. This month, wine growers in France, Italy, Spain, USA and all the other northern hemisphere wine producing nations will discover whether the fruits of their labour are likely to result in a premium vintage. So if September is the [...]

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White Wines to Complement Autumnal Dishes

7 September 2011
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The football season has started, the children are back at school and the nights are drawing in. It must be autumn. Summer is drawing to a close and with it the picnics, barbeques, salads and chilled light white wines. Thoughts are turning instead to Hallowe’en, Bonfire Night and – dare I say it – Christmas, [...]

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Elegant Rosé Wines From Provence

5 September 2011
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Think of a summer wine and a rosé from the French region of Provence will be one of the first to come to mind. Pale, dry and elegant at their best, rosés from the region epitomise picnics and al fresco dining during the balmy summer days and light, warm evenings and make a welcome change [...]

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White Wine and Fruit

22 August 2011
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Bringing out the fruit or fruit dessert at the end of a meal is a great excuse for opening a fresh bottle of white wine. The instinct would be to go with a bottle of sweet white wine but with such varying degrees of sweetness and acidity in the different fruits and wines it can [...]

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Wine School at the Fringe

12 August 2011
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Last weekend we enjoyed a trip to Wine School at the Fringe run by Claire Blackler from Case Studies Wine School. Taking place in Howies Cellar restaurant it was a lovely setting to take refuge from the typical Edinburgh summer rain. Once inside to the warmth (and it was very warm!) we settled down at [...]

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Dinner Party White Wines

7 August 2011
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A dinner party invitation can sometimes be more of a trial than a pleasure, particularly if you do not know the hosts well and are keen to impress them. It is not just the dilemma of what to wear and which topics of conversation to initiate or avoid; there is also the question of what [...]

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Aussie Riesling – Increasingly Popular and Respected

14 July 2011
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Once upon a time, the Rhine Riesling was Australia‘s premier white wine grape. Then the Aussie wine makers discovered Chardonnay and there was a mass planting of vines for that white wine grape with the production of Riesling declining as a consequence. However, in recent times there has been resurgence in popularity for Riesling and [...]

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White Wines To Complement Indian Food

6 July 2011
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Not many wine drinkers would regard India as having any relevance in the history of wine making. However, India has been producing wine for more than 5,000 years and 400 years ago European travellers claimed to have been drinking wines from royal vineyards belonging to the Mughal emperors. British influence led to vineyards being established [...]

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Cooking With White Wine

1 July 2011
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What do you do with the leftovers of a bottle of white wine? We’ve all put a third or half-full bottle of white wine in the fridge intending to drink the rest of it the following day only to find it sits neglected on the shelf until it is so oxidised it is no longer [...]

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What Temperature Should White Wine Be Served At?

20 June 2011
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Picture the scene: the midday sun is beating down, the sky is a sparkling clear blue and the aroma of barbequed meat is mingling in the hot air with the laughter of children and adults having fun. Everyone is relaxed and enjoying the summer warmth as the host or hostess offers round glasses of white [...]

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