My younger self would be so proud! It all started when I was about 12 years old when I would read recipes from the newspapers inserts my parents bought every Sunday and we scattered them around the living room after lunch for a chilled reading session. Later I started collecting cookbooks and cooking magazines and … More I’m a judge at the Thessaloniki Wine & Spirits Trophy 2024!
Guests have just started arriving and you are pouring perfectly chilled and delicious Champagne from large format bottle or the party is already in full blast and you crack open that magnum of Barolo you have been saving for over a decade and everyone goes “Awwww”! Point is, everyone loves a big bottle! Including me… … More Does bottle size matter?
A Strategic Social Media Blueprint for Wineries Worldwide to Boost Brand Awareness and Drive Sales. I love visiting your wineries. I love meeting your winemakers, listening to the family stories, watching the light in your eyes make the room glow when you talk about your vinous babies. I walk through the beautiful looking vineyards and … More Download My Digital Content Framework for Wineries!
“No, It doesn’t taste like Champagne. It tastes lovely just not like Champagne.” Some wine humour ahead of the festive break frenzies! Some of my favourite Champagne-method recommendations below: Have a very merry (bubbly) Christmas everyone! What are your classic-method sparkling wine recommendations? Please share your wisdom in the comments below!
So honoured to come on board as mentor on the newly launched Drinkclusive mentorship programme! DRINKLUSIVE is a brand new inclusivity mentorship program aiming on adding a beautifully diverse selection of new faces into the fantastic drinks community, founded by the multitalented Aidy Smith, who poured his heart and soul into this project. Creating social … More DRINKLUSIVE launch – an inclusivity mentorship for the drinks world
Discovering the allure of Burgundy wines often comes with a price, literally. In the world of wine enthusiasts, the mystique surrounding Burgundy, particularly its Grand Cru vineyards, has made these wines a luxury that seems out of reach for many. Let’s delve into the factors that contribute to the high cost of Burgundy wines and … More Is expensive Burgundy worth the hype?
(read the below while listening to the amazing Makeba song playing in the back) Summer’s arrival always made me feel rejuvenated, energised and even more excitable than usual! I seem to become more mindful about the time passing allowing myself to immerse in the moment. The higher temperatures have a calming impact on my nervous … More Dancing with a Saint Mont Rosé in hand
Congratulations Kir-Yianni on your Wine Personalisty Award! I am not the only one who is very doubtful of what Greek wine would look like today if Yiannis Boutaris did not bring his insitictive desire of change and development in the Greek vineyards and cellars. I am only half-way through his book and I feel so very inspired! … More Kir-Yianni wins Wine Personality Award
A 10-year-old Xinomavro Rosé from the grape master that is Apostolos Thymiopoulos deserves a cinematic tribute. A fascinating wine that only unfolds and stretches in the most elegant, sensual and “I-woke-up-like-this” ways. Grapes from the highest and coldest vineyards of Naoussa promise a vibrating acidity matched with a wonderfully rich nose of summer strawberry, dried … More A Xinomavro Rosé 2013 tasting “directed” by Wes Anderson
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