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A taste of excitement: why northern Spain is currently the place to get your wine kicks
4 May 2018 by Rebecca in Classic Wine Library, Wine and spirits
Spain is one of the world’s largest wine-producing countries. Over recent years the level of quality in wines has risen sharply and many neglected wine regions are finding new life on the world stage. Within the lifetime of many of today’s wine drinkers Spain has seen huge political, cultural and social changes, and these have had a positive effect on its wine industry. (Read more)
Unwrapping the Languedoc – the passionate people behind a new great region
27 April 2018 by Rebecca in Classic Wine Library, Wine and spirits
Where else in France could you expect to find spicy red wines, one of today’s most fashionable whites, sweet vins doux naturels and the world’s oldest sparkling wine? As the world’s sixth or seventh largest wine producer, the Languedoc, in the sunny south of France, has a lot going for it today but until as little as 40 years ago most of its output was dismissed as rustic table wine. (Read more)
War, worship and wanton women – how wine has shaped our world
26 March 2018 by Rebecca in Uncategorized
Wine has been important in many societies since ancient times. It is now produced in all continents and drunk in all but a few countries. It has influenced our health, our political and social relations, our dining habits and even our landscape. To say that wine is a drink that has shaped our world may appear to be an overstatement, but in a new book wine historian Rod Phillips demonstrates just how great a part wine has played in the development of cultures worldwide. (Read more)