After perhaps a not so profitable tasting day in Narbonne I decided to hit Carcassonne with gusto. One of my favourite memories here has to be of La Cité at dusk – absolutely stunning and a carafe of vino and wild boar casserole followed this. Yum! So after sending a few e-mails out we decided…
Coming from New Zealand I have to say the scenery of the South of France isn’t too different from home – lots of hills, lots of greenery and lots of farm animals about the place. However of course the biggest difference has to be the castles and old stone ruins dating back centuries, which is…
To be honest before now I use to associate Switzerland with cheese, banks and yodeling. I learnt a touch about Swiss wines in my WSET courses however that’s about it. Even working 6 years in wine retail I had never worked in a place that stocked Swiss wines – however I have to admit I had a…
Greetings everyone from Egypt! So our trip has finally started and we are 5 days into our stay in the land of the pharaohs. After getting over the initial shock of the dirt, rubbish, beggars and such of Cairo – we are having an amazing time. Unbeknown to me we have learnt that Egypt actually…
So I am about to leave the UAE in a week and even though I am looking forward to leaving and not looking back, there are a few good memories I have from these past 3 and a half years. If you’re in the region, here are my top 5 picks of where to go…
Some people say it’s hard to finish up work and then take a break for whatever amount of time for whatever reason…. I beg to differ. Today I officially began to enjoy the start of my ‘indefinite travelling’. I am 2 weeks away from leaving the UAE and I have officially packed up my fine…
I admit it – I don’t have any patience. This is why my cellar is under lock and key 14,204km away from where I am. So far this technique is working and I am slowly starting to build up a nice collection of bottles. However recently I was given a bottle of the illustrious Dom…
I don’t about all of you but I just love that feeling of getting buckled into a flying bird with a headset in one hand a plastic glass of grape in the other – ok not the most romantic situation, but who can beat that feeling of the start of a holiday. So here are…
France: le vin = wine le vin blanc = white wine le vin rosé = rosé wine le vin rouge = red wine un verre = glass une bouteille = bottle dégustation de vin = wine tasting Vin doux naturel = A fortified sweet wine Vendange = The harvest or vintage Vendage Tardive = late…