If you have read my “Chianti Classico at its best – Le Cantine di Greve in Chianti” post then you’ll know that I am very turned on by the enomatic machine phenomenon. I mean how can you not love them? You pop in your prepaid card, push the button to the corresponding wine and then…
Recently my boyfriend and I embarked on a 7-month backpacking trip through Europe. The first 3-4 month’s we spent doing work in exchange for accommodation & food (www.workaway.info) which was a great way to bring down the spending costs whilst still being able to stay on the road. After much deliberation we decided that we…
Roma 1. Pizza Tonde Da Asporto Corner of Via D.Fontana & Via M.Boiardo Top tip: Never buy pizza from a ‘Kebab/Pizza’ shop – I know it was stupid to even attempt it, the only good thing was the tomato sauce was made from some nice fresh tomatoes. Absolute rip off however – 2 slices (more…
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…
The evolution of the wine world has seen it become not only a sphere for the uber-sophisticated older crowd but now copious amounts of 20 something’s, like myself have immersed themselves in this fascinating world. The only difference between the two groups comes down to the amount of dosh you have to invest in the…
Being one of the world’s biggest wine producers, the home to 20 wine regions, and having more than 500 documented varietals in circulation it is no wonder the beauty of Italian wines are sometimes hard to grasp for the best of us. However i find alot of people, myself including, sometimes avoid the Italiano section…
The best thing about my job has to be having the ability to open and try whatever I believe will help sell the product to the customers – unfortunately this doesn’t stretch to Petrus and Romanee-Conti, however it does mean I can try things which I probably wouldn’t normally pay for just to satisfy my…
I think its in my genes being female that I am attracted to gossip and wanting to pry in on what all the latest ‘it’ people are doing with their lives, even if its something mundane as putting out their washing we still read the 10 page article about it! So here I was doing…