[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] WRAPPING UP At WineTrust we hope we have served all of your wine needs to get you through the festive season. Christmas is one of the best occasions for enjoying good wine, as it is a time to sip and savour various styles – and not least to…
“One of Italy’s most famous wines, it has a really soft, broad and clove spice kick, which blends very well with the juicy black fruit flavours – really supple and easy drinking!” Nick Adams MW 2014 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Moda Talamonti “Talamonti is one of my favourite producers in Abruzzo in terms of value and price. The…
Christmas and New Year’s Eve is when we pop open the corks on sparkling wines and Champagnes, a time to heap unstinting rewards upon ourselves for having got through yet another year. Is there any moment when opening a bottle of fizz is wrong during the holidays? Let me think, er… *strokes chin*… NO! Here are…
2013 Willunga 100 Cabernet Sauvignon|Shiraz “After only its first vintage in 2005, leading Australian wine journalist and judge, James Halliday, gave Willunga a Five Star rating in the 2008 Guide, and named it as one of his top ten newcomers. A lively fruity blend of Cabernet and Shiraz” Nick Adams MW If you’re wondering where the name Willunga…
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] Explore the producer’s story and discover the wines featured in our selection. Behind these big wooden doors, in the heart of the sleepy village of Rorschwihr, lie the wines of Rolly Gassmann; an unassuming location, but home to one of the region’s finest and most respected producers.…
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] Getting enough canapés to eat at a party is a battle. It takes skill, tactical know-how and cunning to get enough. Caterers usually do two to four canapes per person if it’s before dinner and eight to 10 canapes if it’s just drinks. Let’s speak frankly: this simply isn’t…
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] Whilst Christmas is one of the most enjoyable and social times of the year, it involves a lot of planning and preparation with a funny habit of creeping up on you! In a series of blogs, let the WineTrust team help organise your perfect wine selection:…
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] Few Houses are as synonymous with Champagne as Bollinger; the eminent producers boast a decorated history, their wines as popular and revered as ever – it’s even 007’s Champagne of choice (keep a look out in the latest Bond installment!) Bollinger have always been frontrunners in Champagne since its establishment in…
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] At the end of October it is Halloween, celebrated in Mexico as the Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos. If like me, you are a fan of Mexican food, this is the perfect opportunity to brush up on your Mexican cooking skills, while trying out a…
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] Here at WineTrust we like a good cause, and we love to shout about those producers who strive not only to promote themselves but also the grapes that are integral to the production of their wine. Bodegas Castaño is a producer in Yecla, south-east Spain, well renowned for their use,…
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] We catch up with our MW Nick Adams, who reveals which wines he has been drinking this month, perfect for enjoying at this time of year. “Often my favourite time of the year there is still warmth in the sun, perhaps an Indian summer, but a chill…
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] As WineTrust’s selection grows ever more diverse and cosmopolitan, we believe it is about time to introduce you to some our most revered and unique producers from across the globe. This time round, the producers hail from one of the smallest of nations, with one of the…
