Published 24 April 2013
“I’d come back just to eat the truffle butter again”. When a dinner starts off with statements like that, you know you’re in for a treat.
Having just worked on the rebuild of Red Carnation Hotel’s website, I knew quite a bit about their hotels – including the fact that they hold the top 3 spots on Trip Advisor for best [...]
Posts tagged Chardonnay
The Milestone Hotel
Published 24 April 2013
“I’d come back just to eat the truffle butter again”. When a dinner starts off with statements like that, you know you’re in for a treat.
Having just worked on the rebuild of Red Carnation Hotel’s website, I knew quite a bit about their hotels – including the fact that they hold the top 3 spots on Trip Advisor for best [...]
How do wine customers in the US and U...
Published 17 June 2012
When writing a recent post about the UK launch of Lot18, the American-based wine merchant, I started wondering how UK consumers differ from their US equivalent.
Here’s a few facts I’ve discovered:
Grape Types
The most popular grape types aren’t symmetrical, but they are quite similar: Chardonnay ranks #1 in both countri [...]
Sparklers from M&S
Published 15 April 2012
The Tasting
On 14th March 2012, M&S had their Spring Wine Tasting. There were a lot of wines on show so I decided to concentrate on what many say is their strong point: sparkling wine. Overall, they were good, but I’m not sure that they compete with specialist wine merchants. However, if you’re looking [...]
Castello della Sala: where history me...
Published 26 February 2012
Although I’ve loved my many trips to Umbria over the years, I’ve never thought of it as a particularly progressive region. Its output is predominantly agricultural, and it is common to see industrial facilities made out of grey concrete amongst the beautiful Umbrian countryside. The people, although very hospitable, [...]
2012 predictions
Published 8 January 2012
Only the brave would make predictions in such tumultuous times, but I’ve managed to find quite a few willing to put themselves on record for what they think 2012 will throw up.
I only have one: that the divide between wine brands who use social media and those who don’t will increase. That is, those currently using s [...]
Is Franciacorta the next Champagne?
Published 26 November 2011
Champagne is probably the most famous wine region in the world. In the UK alone, Champagne accounts for annual sales of over £1bn, or 7% of all UK wine sales [Source: Datamonitor, 2010]. Most Champagne is made using a blend of three grape types (Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir), although some styles use onl [...]