The 1st things that come to anyone s had when we hear the word wine bar are wine connoisseurs, long lists of wine and people drinking away to their heart s content. But actually wine bars are quite social settings, where you can enjoy fine food as well as pleasant wine. A few decades ago, [...]
July 13th, 2010 | Posted in wine club | No Comments
The past weekend was yet another one filled with booze. It’s got to the point now where come Saturday afternoon I feel the need for a drink and I don’t care what it is.
This Saturday I had polished off a bottle of Spanish Wine before 4pm. The real problem is that I drink a glass [...]
April 1st, 2010 | Posted in wine club | No Comments
The wine market is a funny thing. It is essentially a luxury product and yet millions of bottles are produced each year.A few people’s personal taste can mean life or death for a wine and they can flow in and out of popularity almost weekly. There is one thing that is certain though and that [...]
March 28th, 2010 | Posted in wine club | No Comments
Australia has long been considered a big player in the global wine industry and this has to a large extent been down to its ideal grape growing conditions. However, Fiji and New Zealand have also come onto the scene in recent years and has increased their market share largely as a result of their flexible [...]
February 4th, 2010 | Posted in wine club | No Comments
To complement a good dinner you often need fantastic wine to go with it. When having a smart slap up meal the waiter would ask you what you would like to drink to which you would answer, “A bottle of your finest Nashik region sauvignon blanc or an original Maharastran Shiraz”. Like any good meal [...]
November 13th, 2009 | Posted in wine club | No Comments
Britain now imports far more wine than any other country in the world. We imported a grand total of 1.6 billion bottles in 2007, equating to 35 standard bottles for every adult in the country which is absolutely staggering figure. The average British adult now drinks 12% more wine than they did just five years [...]
September 27th, 2009 | Posted in wine club | No Comments
Despite what some people might believe, wine has not always simply been an enjoyable drink. Documents have been found over the years that suggest people once thought wine could cure stomach ulcers, stop cancer spreading and even reverse the effects of aging. In reality, wine is almost definitely responsible for more ailments and injuries than [...]
September 18th, 2009 | Posted in wine club | No Comments
There are more big wine fans and follows around now than there ever has been before. It is very easy to get drawn into the world of wine and before people know it, they are full blown wine enthusiasts. They’ve invested in a vintage collection of wine wines, they’ve converted their spare room into a [...]
August 14th, 2009 | Posted in wine club | No Comments
The amount of wine made every year is simply staggering. It has been enjoyed all over the world for thousands of years and the cup of choice is almost always the glass. Have you ever asked yourself though, why from a glass? Why not from a wooden goblet, mug or plastic cup? The answer may [...]
June 9th, 2009 | Posted in wine club | No Comments
Drinking Red Wine
Many people don’t realize it but wine—specifically red wine—is a health drink if absorbd in moderation. This is because studies show that red wine is rich in antioxidants.
More and more scientific findings show that drinking red wine owes its health benefits from the high level of antioxidants called “resveratrol,” a kind of [...]
May 3rd, 2009 | Posted in wine club | No Comments