Jun 18, 2019
The Coravin has truly revolutionised the way wine can be drunk. It all began with Greg Lambrecht, who could no longer deal with the frustration of not knowing when his best wines were at peak drinkability – and the impracticality of having to finish any bottle he...
Jun 7, 2019
Superyacht owners and charter guests now have unrivalled access to the world’s most sought-after wines. Leading supplier of fine wine to superyachts, Fine Wine Works, has handpicked a selection of the world’s fine and rare wines: introducing PURE. This prestigious...
Jan 18, 2013
Fortified Wine. Port, Sherry, Madeira, Vins Doux Naturels, to name the chief protagonists. High in alcohol. Some sweet, some bone dry. A myriad of different styles from a host of different wine producing regions. Some young and fruity, others decades old and...
Dec 21, 2012
After years of “winging it” with guests – nodding enthusiastically along with the analysis of the wine at hand and encouraging the conversation back to “New World” wines (namely South-West Australian wines!) as much as possible, I finally decided to do something...
Aug 3, 2012
“Niiice”, my friendly Italian waiter declared, as I informed him of my choice of the Chianti Classico. I was relieved and grateful that he spoke reasonable English, but had to suppress a smile as he hurried off to the kitchen, in full bow-tie and tux, like a...
