Wine a Day

A look at the Kerner grape, made in Germany, grown in the Barossa Valley, Australia

The 5 maxims or guidelines we use to get the most out of wine.

New Zealand has an unusual landscape, foreign enough to the observer to believe it is middle earth. Parts of it are fiord scared and look like parts of Scandinavia. Other areas are snow covered all year round. There are volcanic areas, large forests and great open plains. This diversity of the land brings the opportunity [...]

I can hear you! “Sauvignon Gris you say”… “That can’t be right – it is Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Gris”… Well this grape does exist. Much the like the purple muscatel grape I wrote about a while back, the Sauvignon Gris is another rare grape that is on the brink of extinction because of its [...]

A wine match for the tricky rich spicy Mexican dish you are planning.

Well I can’t go through a summer without mentioning Chardonnay. This versatile and popular grape has gained a bit of a poor reputation recently. You often see the terraces and beer gardens populated with the “in crowd” guzzling rich and heavily oaked Chardonnay. For me, these wines get tired pretty quickly in such a setting. [...]

The teeth of summer have been out recently. You know the days; walking on the streets and stopping at stores which have the best air-conditioning rather than the quality of the produce inside, you stay outside for as long as possible before going attempting to sleep. For me, however the positives far outweigh the negatives. [...]

The Pinot Gris from Alsace is not for everyone, but try it with the local food and you will be hooked!