June 7, 2010
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 [...]
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May 29, 2010
At its best, a fortified red wine can be rich, smooth, warming and very drinkable. At its worst, however, this can be the very embodiment of ‘cheap plonk’ – strong in alcohol, but far from a pleasant drinking experience. But just what is fortified wine, exactly and how can buyers know which bottles to go [...]
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