One of the most searched for terms on the Wines With Attitude website is Carmenère and yet I would not be surprised if many readers had not heard of this black grape variety because it accounts for only a small proportion of the total world wine grape production.
So why is Carmenère a popular search term? Though at relatively low levels compared to the big
You may remember my brief look at wine to pair with chocolate as part of my Matching Easter Foods & Wine blog . In this wine blog I delve deeper into which wines pair well with chocolate but mainly with chocolate-based desserts. Whilst wine and chocolate sound as if they ought to go together - after all they are both products with which many of
Every year I pop into RAW, the natural wine fair held in London - and other cities. There is some debate about exactly what a natural wine is and it seems to be the Marmite of the wine world at the moment (you either love it or hate it). Perhaps it may come as a surprise to find
In my personal life I have always been the first to shy away from publicity, keeping a low profile on social media and hiding behind others when the cameras are out. How things have changed since setting up Wines With Attitude.
After an audio podcast with e-commerce guru Chloe Thomas late last year, I have now even braved the cameras and feature in the March
When drinking or tasting wine most people focus only on the smell and the taste of it, ignoring what ought to be the first step - looking at the wine's colour and its general appearance. You might think that choosing red, white or rosé is all you need to think about in terms of the colour of wine but in fact the colour can give
You may have read my blogpost on the best way to keep wine for up to a week after a bottle is opened - if you haven't, you should! - but what about if you want to keep your wine fresh for longer after having a glass or two.
There are various wine preservation products on the market designed to keep your wine fresh for
In this blog post I give some suggestions for wines that will complement seasonal starters, brunches and party foods typically served at Christmas. I cover in two separate blogposts
wine suggestions to pair with Christmas main courses and
wines to serve with desserts typically eaten at Christmas .
There are no hard and fast rules for wine at this time of year as we tend
I wrote a blog post about ruby port after taking delivery of my first port, a beautiful Crusted Port from Churchill's Estates. I then added a lovely tawny port from Quinta do Vallado to the portfolio so let's continue our journey on the Douro river to find out more about port and how tawny port (usually) differs from ruby port?
In this latest grape-focused blogpost I take a look at the Albariño or Alvarinho grape and why Albariño wines are becoming increasingly popular . I latched on to this grape variety (pronounced phonetically as Alba-reen-yo) several years ago and have been slowly converting people over to its wines; in my opinion, Albariño, especially from the Rías Baixas DO, is one of the best Spanish (and Portuguese)
There are many people who review and score wine; I am often asked which of these wine critics I rate. So below are those wine critics at the top of my list and why - plus some information on the different ways they rate wine. I include what I think are the minimum scores that you should look for