Zinfandel – Paso’s Wine
It's not Primitivo. It's not Crljenak Kaštelanski. It's Zinfandel - Paso's Wine.
Climate change could shift wine production north
CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports on how global warming could have a devastating effect on wine-producing regions of the world.
British Airways Height Cuisine: Wine in the Sky
We know your senses react differently to food at 35,000 feet. Our wine advisor, Andy Sparrow takes a few independent journalists on a wine tasting journey.Interview with Ten Lifestyle
A couple of months ago I sat down with Ten Lifestyle and did an “Ask The Expert” style interview about wine and being a sommelier. You can read the interview below, or visit the Ten Lifestyle website.
Ronan Sayburn, director of wine and spirits at Hotel du Vin, is one of only 180 master sommeliers in the world. We’ve asked the former alumnus of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons for his insider tips on wine. Call us to source any of his recommendations, for help with wine storage or to arrange a tour of vineyards across the globe.
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French wine producers look to China
Wine producers in at the International Wine Fair in Bordeaux say they're looking to China for sales growth.
World’s most expensive wine sold
A 200 year old white wine, which is still drinkable, is sold in London for £75,000
Wine tasting session with a By The Glass Wine Preservation System
Ronan does a tasting session on an opened 8 day old wine!Château Belle-Vue, Lebanon
I recently went to Lebanon and visited Château Belle-Vue in the mountain village of Bhamdoun above Beirut. I had been hearing some good things about their wines for some time but was not expecting the incredible story behind their creation.
It was named after the Hotel Belle-Vue, built in 1860 and subsequently destroyed during the civil war in 1983 when the village was literally massacred during the fighting. The town had never truly recovered until the arrival of Naji and Jill Boutros in 1999. Naji was a successful investment banker working for the likes of Merrill Lynch and Colony Capital – Bhamdoun was the town where he was born and after a moment of epiphany decided to move back and begin the renaissance of his hometown.
