Birmingham may not immediately spring to mind as the centre of the universe for Champagne. But think again. Up here in beautiful Brum, yes indeed, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, we have a lot to celebrate – a state of the art library, a new New Street station, Michelin starred restaurants coming […]
A few essential facts about champagne and lots more besides in this brilliant infographic by Michelle Mangan from http://www.theeurope.com/ – a stunningly beautiful place to pop some corks and sip some bubbly.
I’ve always subscribed to the notion that older vines produce fewer but better grapes and therefore better wine. Producers brag about it on wine labels classifiying them as Old Vines/Vieilles Vignes/Viñas Viejas when they can and Alsace has now decided that any vineyard over 25 years can be described as old. Which actually makes me […]
Bragging isn’t a very British way to behave. So forgive me. But I simply have to boast about the amazing exhibitors we have secured for Love Wine, the wine festival BYWine is organising on 7th November at Hotel du Vin, Birmingham. For starters we have four of the most important and interesting local wine merchants; […]
Have you become an Aldi addict yet? The interest in the wines from the discounter stores is growing. Personally, I like what they are doing; alongside the core range, they are selecting good wines to be sold at good prices which, once these are sold through, will be replaced with another set of (hopefully) good wines at equally […]
Yesterday evening I presented a Médoc masterclass to enthusiastic and attentive Majestic employees. We had 8 wines to taste, mostly from the Majestic range, one from each appellation of various vintages. Each wine was a winner. They showed perfectly why Bordeaux, and in this case even more specifically the Médoc, has developed the reputation it […]
If you missed the last flash sale from Waitrose Cellar, here’s another opportunity to purchase wines online and benefit from a 25% discount. This current promotion finishes on Tuesday 9th June. Rather than bombard you with a long list, we suggest you start by taking a look at the fine wine section as […]
Bordeaux is all about red wine. Claret. Médoc. St. Emillion. Expensive Crus Classés. But actually there is so much more to Bordeaux than that. 88% is indeed red wine but that means that 12% is not. There’s a titchy bit of rosé made and some of the best sweet white wines in the world come from […]
It probably hasn’t escaped your notice that we at BYWine are fans of Bordeaux wine so when we see a good selection well-priced with a discount then we are keen to share it. The Central England Co-operative currently has 15% off when you buy four bottles – promoted as We Like Wine – and the following […]
There are around 90 members of the Association of Wine Educators, working all over the UK, providing training and tastings, education and entertainment both to the trade and to consumers. They are selecting and buying wines for these events. It struck me that I would be interested to know what wines my colleagues are choosing and why, […]