by Juel Mahoney
Have you noticed the Euro 2012 finals have all been wine countries? Portugal, Spain, Italy and Germany. The only upside of the final (now England is no longer in it) is that Spain and Italy are two great wine countries. And what’s the first wines people say when they hear Spain and Italy?
“Rioja v Chianti!”
Of course, there’s a …
by Juel Mahoney
While there is still a perception out there that Soave is a cheap wine, I say - take advantage of it!
The good stuff is as refreshing on a hot day as jumping into a Lamborghini with cool white leather seats. So while most people’s ideas about Soave are stuck in the 1970s, there are some glamorous wines being overlooked.
“Italian wine is too complicated!” …
by Juel Mahoney
While the history of rum is full of tales of pirates and notorious politics, the history of white rum’s most famous cocktail – the Daiquiri – is surprisingly more prosaic.
In the late 1890s, an American mining engineer living in the Daiquiri Mountains in Cuba was entertaining guests and had run out of gin. He replaced it with …
by Juel Mahoney
“What’s the future for English wine?” asked the Industry Briefing at last month’s annual London International Wine Festival. Once the bunting has been put away and the Olympic flame is passed to Brazil – what is the future for English wine? Ten years ago, English wine was a novelty; …
by Gareth Groves
Marcus Wareing does not need another job. He has a full-time one at his eponymous restaurant at The Berkeley Hotel as well as various media commitments and the kitchen at The Gilbert Scott at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel to look after. More hands on than some of his fellow big name chefs; he is still very much a working …
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