Tag: christmas
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Six Sweet Wines for Christmas
There are many many different styles of sweet wine out there, and we understand that the variety can be overwhelming! We have put together a helpful Christmas guide to sweet wines to help you navigate through the different styles and find the right one for you! The Noble One Noble rot, aka Botrytis Cinerea, is a remarkable, natural phenomenon ...
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Champagne is Always a Good Idea
What is it about Champagne? The first choice for celebrations of love, success and life's rites of passage for generations, the exclusive sparkling wines from the Champagne region of France hold a special place in the world of wine. The most northerly of France's wine regions, Champagne's history of sparkling wines dates back to 1668 when Dom ...
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Sweet and Fortified Wines Unwrapped
We hope you enjoyed our previous blog about Indulgent sweet wines made from the juice of extra ripe, botrytised, frozen and dried grapes. We now introduce you to another category of delicious sweet wines which are produced by adding a high strength grape spirit to fermenting wine, which kills the yeast and leaves a sweet, sticky wine. This method ...
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Sweet and Indulgent Wines to Enjoy this Christmas
Sweet wines are consumed throughout the year, however at Christmas time the demand goes into overdrive. A Christmas menu is not complete without an indulgent, sticky to end the meal. It is also a great idea to keep one in the fridge throughout the festive period, as you never know when you might need to whip it out. Once opened, they can be kept ...
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Tokaji Aszú: The Amber Nectar
Tokaj is a historical wine region located in foothills of the Zemplon mountain in north-eastern Hungary. The history of wine production in Tokaj dates back to the 12th century and is one of the first wine regions with a vineyard classification system (established in 1730). The region was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002. Native ...