Italy as we all know is a country with a rich and long heritage of producing fine wines. It’s history, like it’s wine, shares a lot of similarities with neighbouring France, but there are a number of differences, mainly in the wine classification approach.
First a history lesson:- Italy’s wine classification system began in 1963 after [...]
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When you pick up a bottle of wine from your favourite merchant (or supermarket) do you ever wonder what it is that you are drinking ? [ February 23, 2010; 7:30 pm; ] Leeds-based Italian specialists and enthusiasts Italyabroad.com is hosting a wine and food tasting in Harrogate on 23 February 2010. January Sale times have arrived and numerous wine merchants have special offers. It is always interesting to see what choices people make for Christmas drinking. There is a tendency to save some of your best bottles for opening over the festive season, but there are some other considerations – do the wines go with the food?; will it be something which Great Aunt Maud would like (or [...] [ December 5, 2009 to December 6, 2009. ] [caption id="attachment_1465" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Wokingham Wine Festival logo"][/caption] The Wokingham Wine Festival (Berkshire) on 5-6 December 2009 provides anopportunity for wine-lovers to taste and buy fine wines supplied by members of the ASDW (the Association of Small Direct Winemerchants). ASDW members offer between them a huge range of fine wines from around the world. The event is [...] [ November 18, 2009; ] Kent independent wine merchant Secret Cellar is holding a Super Tuscan Dinner on 18 November 2009 – at The Black Pig in Tunbridge Wells with Nick Adams MW – Tickets £60 each. You keep asking for food with your wine and so we have duly obliged with what should be an absolute classic. Having [...] [ November 27, 2009; ] A new arrival takes the form of Oeno – an online merchant with shops in Stoud and Cirencester, Gloucestershire. This is no traditional, stuffy winemerchant, but a stylish and informative way of presenting a smallish range of well-chosen and very interesting wines. Whilst there are some good classics available, there are many less well-known wines [...] [ October 3, 2009; ] The The Old Bridge, Huntingdon is hosting its 2009 Italian Wine Festival on 3 October 2009 Averys, a long-established independent wine merchant based in Bristol have launched their summer sale: LeBonvin wine merchants have some nice Italian sparkling wines which would be great whenever we get a good summer’s day in the garden or with the BBQ. WineDrop.co.uk is an independent online wine merchant which offers an extraordinarily wide range of wines, spirits and beers. Their list features wines from all the usual suspects, but also from Greece, Hungary, Romania, Japan, Uruguay and Brazil amongst others. Birmingham Wine School has a special offer on their Chile and Argentina tasting course on 16 June 2009 – Two people may attend this course for only £15 each. A saving of 25% [ June 11, 2009; ] Pleasant surprises always raise a smile, and the small market town of St Neots in Cambridgeshire delivered with independent family wine merchant The Smiling Grape Company in Market Square, where Matt Ellis offers a really interesting range of carefully selected wines , many of which are seldom seen elsewhere. We offer a very special wine [...] Majestic Wine Warehouses are offering 20% off any 2 Italian wines throught May 2009 AND a free in-store Italian Wine tasting from 15-21 May 2009. |
 
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