Posted in News & Events, tagged Chapel Down, English wine, restaurant, Richard Philips on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Frazer Thompson, the English Wine Group CEO, we learned about the newly opened restaurant Richard Phillips @ Chapel Down.
Click on the photo to see more pics from the opening of the Restaurant.
In case the name doesn’t ring a bell, Mr Phillips is a celebrity chef known from TV’s Ready Steady Cook and Daily Cooks. [...]
Posted in John's Wine Cellar, tagged English wine, Ridgeview Estate Winery, wine tasting on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today it’s been six months since we registered our company, and to celebrate I’ve picked up a bottle of bubbles for us to try out tonight. John doesn’t know yet, he’s not one for making plans, but I know he’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Here’s our first tasting challenge for our readers: Tonight we’ll be tasting Ridgeview [...]
Posted in Grapes & Vines, tagged English wine, grapes, John Atkins on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ortega is a white grape that was created in Germany in 1948 by Hans Breider. It is a crossing of the two German grapes Muller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe. The grape was named after Spanish poet and philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset, but why seems to be a mystery.
The Ortega is used for white wine, but it [...]
Posted in News & Events, tagged English wine, Stephen Skelton, UK vineyards on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to Master of Wine Stephen Skelton for letting us know that the UK Vineyards Guide 2008 is now available. It contains:
• History of viticulture in the British Isles from pre-Roman times up to the modern day
• Viticulture and vinification techniques
• Vine varieties
• A guide to vineyards in the UK, the Channel Isles and Republic [...]
Posted in John's Wine Cellar, tagged English wine, John Atkins on August 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In 2006 my health required some attention and I found myself regularly going down South to a private hospital. During my travels, I was frequently passing a vineyard. I’ve always enjoyed a nice glass of wine and on seeing this vineyard, curiosity had the better of me.
Having heard so much about the superiority of French [...]
Posted in Wine Terminology, tagged John Atkins, Wine Terminology on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As you may know, wine is sensitive to air. If exposed to too much air, e.g. if a bottle has been opened for a while or if the cork was faulty, the wine goes off and tastes more like vinegar. A more scientific word for air is oxygen and oxidation is a word that describes [...]
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