How to Read a Wine Label: An Easy Beginner’s Guide
I still remember the first time I bought a bottle of sherry. I settled on a Fino because the back label mentioned fresh apple and almond notes. Perfect, I thought.…
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Your Drink Order, Based on Your Favourite Festival
While the line-up might get you through the gates, it’s a festival’s personality that keeps people coming back. Some are gloriously chaotic, some are almost oppressively cool, and others know…
What Makes Wine Expensive? (And Is It Worth Paying More?)
Sometimes the more expensive version of something is obvious. A Michelin-starred dinner versus a greasy spoon. A first-class seat instead of economy. You can usually see, feel or experience where…
Editor’s Notes: A Day at Henley Royal Regatta
Thoughts and photos from the field 11:12 Walking from the train station, there doesn’t seem to be a single sign for pedestrians. I follow the river of pastel dresses and…
What Our Editor Poured on the Bottoms Up Podcast
There are podcast episodes where you carefully consider every answer, politely sip the wine and emerge looking like the consummate professional. This was not one of those episodes. Somewhere between…
What Does Wine Taste Like? A Beginner’s Guide
Wine can taste fruity, floral, spicy, savoury or even earthy, depending on the grape variety, where it’s grown and how it’s made. That’s why no two bottles taste exactly the…