Wine at a wedding probably isn’t something most people spend too much time worrying about. Red, white and rosé on the tables, keep everyone’s glass topped up and job done. Unfortunately, I am not most people when it comes to wine. We’re getting married in Ibiza on the 30th May, and with the wedding getting…
I went into Morrisons today and spotted something I absolutely didn’t need, but at this price there was no chance I was leaving them behind. A pair of Spiegelau Capri red wine glasses. £2.69. Admittedly, that was using 30 of the Morrisons stamps, but still. Two proper Spiegelau glasses for less than the price of…
I had a bit of a moment the other day. I’ve now finished Thirsty by the fabulous Tom Gilbey four times. Not skimmed it, properly read it, gone back to it, picked bits up I missed the first time. Alongside that I’ve spent hours watching Konstantin Baum on YouTube, really trying to understand not just…
There comes a point in your wine journey where you stop just enjoying it and start asking a bigger question am I actually ready to take this seriously? For me, that question has been WSET Level 3. I’ve been drinking more, tasting more, thinking more about wine than ever before. Not just what I like,…
Why I Was Completely Wrong About Sweet Bordeaux Wine I’ll be honest, when I first heard about sweet Bordeaux, I completely dismissed it. In my head, it sat somewhere between dessert wine and something you’d only bring out at Christmas and even then, only if someone else had asked for it. It just didn’t feel…
It’s funny how quickly your relationship with wine changes once you stop focusing on what you think you’re supposed to like and start paying attention to what’s actually happening in the glass. That’s really what Through the Terroir is about. Not pretending to be a sommelier. Not throwing around complicated tasting notes for the sake…