Feature Articles

To many people, the very idea of alcohol-free wine seems faintly ridiculous. Take away the booze, many wine buffs argue, and you take away the fun. But while plenty of people remain sceptical, increasing numbers of wine enthusiasts are starting to accept that the concept may not be entirely laughable and concerns over alcohol units [...]

It’s not often these days that one hears somebody turn down a glass of red wine with the words “no thanks, I’m vegetarian”. But while many strict veggies will take the greatest of care in choosing foods that guarantee absolutely no animal ingredients whatsoever, they may be unwittingly sipping non-vegetarian friendly wine to accompany their [...]

Reading a wine label might sound like the simplest thing in the world, but what many of us don’t care to admit is that, in reality, we don’t always know what we’re looking for. Language barriers, together with different ways of labelling wine, combine to make effectively reading a label something of a complex process. [...]

From mini-breaks to epic road trips, red wine lovers have plenty of options when it comes to holidays that combine travel with the opportunity to taste some fine red wines. There are ever increasing numbers of companies offering wine tasting tours in all the world’s wine growing regions and the increased competition means there are [...]

Asking ‘how long should a bottle of wine be aged for?’ is somewhat akin to asking the length of piece of string. There are any number of factors to be taken into account and there is no hard and fast rule that applies to the ageing of wines. The vast majority of wines will in [...]