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Maritime Nelson: Woollaston Wines

With an illustrious career behind him, ranging from leadership of a UN environment programme in Kenya, to mayor of the city Nelson, it was perhaps inevitable that whatever Philip Woollaston did next would have a strong focus on the community,
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Starting to Discover Penedès

The By the Bottle team recently relocated to Barcelona and thought it was about time we started getting to know the wine region we’ve moved to – Penedès. Whilst we’ve been partial to the odd Priorat, or glass of Cava,
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Lowongan kerja BUMN CPNS BANK

Diplace merupakan salah satu website penyedia info lowongan kerja terbesar yang ada di internet. Biasanya website perusahaan-perusahaan besar ditemui tombol karier atau career yang menginformasikan satu atau beberapa lowongan kerja Bank. Di sana, para pencari kerja bisa meng-apply secara langsung
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Argento chardonnay, Argentina

Flight BA473 BARCELONA – LONDON HEATHROW, 187ml, 13.5% – price: about £120 incl VAT and the flight. Taxi to the airport a further €25. This has quite a nice pale gold colour that glints in the sunlight that was streaming through the
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El Muro Macabeo, 2009

BA Flight from London Heathrow to Barcelona 31 12 2010. Price: about £120 including VAT and the price of the flight. Tube/Paddington Express to terminal 1 extra. The back label promises “a fun and fruity wine with plenty of refreshing
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Review: Foranell Garnacha Blanca 2008

I’ve drunk a fair bit of red Grenache in my time, but know very little about the white varietal. I tasted this wine as part of my on-going mission to get to know the wines of Catalonia, Spain better. This
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A Focus on Quality in Alentejo: Herdade dos Grous

It’s a miracle that anything grows in Southern Portugal’s Alentejo region. This dustbowl, with hard-baked red earth and unrelenting heat couldn’t be more different to the lush green Algarve, just 100 kms away. Despite the harsh conditions, some of Portugal’s
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Match of the Day: Viognier and Red Mullet

Vallegarcia 2008, V.T. Castilla la Mancha is a light, but well structured wine, made from 100% Viognier with strong stone fruit aromas of white peach, nectarine and melon, joined by floral notes of honeysuckle. Full and long in the mouth,
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Review: QL Alvarinho, DOC Vinho Verde, Colheito 2009

Now I’m a big fan of the Albariño grape, which is used to make fabulous wines in Galicia, Spain. My favourite of these, to date, is Pazo Señoráns, which Zoë wrote about earlier this year (I scored loads of kudos
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Georg Riedel: a Glass Act*

When Georg Riedel took to the platform in a large capacity theatre at London’s Vinopolis, the audience sensed they were in for a show. And he didn’t disappoint. Georg Riedel takes the rather technical subject of the impact of glassware
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New World vs. Old World with The Humble Grape

James Dawson and Ryan Carter have had successful careers in the City and as a ‘flying winemaker’ respectively, before establishing The Humble Grape. This ’boutique’ merchant seeks to introduce consumers to an interesting selection of wines that take them beyond what
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Not Just Another City Wine Bar: 28-50

Does the City of London need another wine bar? If it’s 28-50 Wine Workshop and Kitchen, the answer is, ‘YES’. Xavier Rousset and his business partner, Agnar Sverrisson established a very successful restaurant, Texture, which was launched in 2007 and
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A New Grape for Me: Maturana Blanca

Rioja was the first Spanish Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa), but not until 1991. The region has 360 wineries with a total of 64,000 hectares planted with vines. Unfortunately this means there is a massive amount of excess wine that
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A Taste of BYO Wine Club

I was lucky enough to experience BYO Wine Club in the company of founders, Khadine and Chris at Chelsea’s Rasoi. The concept of BYO Wine Club is simple – club members get to bring the pick of their own cellars
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Their Restaurant; your Cellar – BYO Wine Club

To date, it’s generally only been the local Thai restaurant that encourages you to bring your own bottle along with you, but now Khadine Johnson-Rose has come up with a very different approach that pairs high quality dining with your
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Rioja from Urbina

Four generations of the Urbina family have devoted themselves to making high quality wines on their family estate in the north-west of Rioja. Aged for 24 months in oak barrels, (12 months in new, 12 months in 3-5 year old
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Review: Delle Venezie 2009

Delle Venezie, IGT, Pinot Grigio 09, 12.5% - LAROMA £4.50 for 187ml, £42.50 for a standard class return ticket from London to Norwich (hey! I was paying this time, no 1st class extravagances for me!) run by National Express East Anglia.
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Ten Minutes by Tractor: Mornington Peninsula Terroir

There’s lots of interesting experimentation going on in Australian wineries, particularly at Ten Minutes by Tractor with its focus on really showcasing the Mornington Peninsula terroir. This Melbourne winery has three different vineyards – each ten minutes apart by tractor.
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Review: Casa Tieri 2008, Argentinean Malbec

Casa Tieri 2008, Argentinean Malbec, 13.5%. Selected and bottled by Paul Sapin. East Coast Mainline from Edinburgh to London. £16.99 (plus £229 for a 1st class return ticket – thank you to a beloved client who paid for my trip).
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Does the Glass Really Make Any Difference?

One particular debate often takes place in my house at about 10.00pm on Saturdays. And that debate is whether drinking out of posh glasses (in my case, Riedel) actually makes a difference. I’m a little protective of my very small
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