Today on the blog we’re very spoilt as I’m interviewing an integral part of the Travelling Corkscrew wine blog team – Mr. Spittoon. He’s not a man who likes to be in the wino spotlight so for his privacy no names or super personal details will be mentioned, we don’t want to attract another stalker…
I find the ‘should I drink sparkling wine out of a flute glass or wine glass’ discussion very interesting. For many years the professionals have been saying that it’s best to drink bubbles from a normal wine glass, yet their words have definitely not spread, as flutes are still definitely king. Perhaps everyone is nostalgic over…
There’s always a slight worry when returning to a restaurant which you loved so much the first time that it may not be so good the second time. Mr. Spittoon and I had dinner at Stewarts at Brookleigh in the Upper Swan back in 2013 and loved it! Last week our soon to be new neighbours suggested we…
? You may not realise it, but the atmosphere around you when drinking a wine can impact what you think and feel about a wine. Adding music to the mix, completes the sensory experience of a wine. As you know, you use your sight, smell and taste buds to determine what you think of the…
This blog originated from my love of both travel and wine. I remember Mr. Spittoon and I sitting in our 1-bedroom unit in Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) in 2010 trying to come up with the perfect blog name and naturally right from the start we decided on Travelling Corkscrew.
I am totally honoured to have dealt with some fantastic publications during my blogging career. I love to spread the word on all things wine, and write about it until I’ve at least got to the end of the bottle! Below you’ll find some links to some of my guest appearances, please check them out…
Recently a couple of lovely ladies wrote on my Facebook page asking what ideas i have for recycling wine bottles for practical uses around the home. I thought I would do the subject justice and dedicate an entire post to it as I have to admit I am definitely a wine bottle hoarder. Some are…
I’ve drank my fair share of wine from spending a day drinking Bulls Blood wine in Hungary, sipping on over 50 different Cava’s in Spain to drinking wine made from Plavac Mali in Croatia and of course downing my fair share of Sauvignon Blanc from my home country, New Zealand. But the wines of Western Australia…
Champagne, bubbles, sparkling wine, fizz – it’s the good stuff. I will never forget my first sip of French Champagne, it blew my mind how it danced across my palate. It is that special occasion wine and I simply cannot get enough of it! I remember drinking the elite Spanish Cava – Kripta by Agusti Torello…