They Are Drinking More Wine in Ireland

In an attempt to disperse the myth of the cork and emphasise the perception that a quality wine is still a quality wine even with a screwcap (gasp!)…there is now a manual. Yes. For screwcaps. Take a look at South African WineNews.

How would you like to win an Oscar, and then have your Daddy name one of his wines after you? Doesn’t it sound lovely?

Wine pairing is all right when you’re out for a nice dinner and can’t decide which red goes best with the braised wild boar over polenta. But if you’re ready to join the major leagues, then reserve your ticket now take part in sampling thousands of the country’s best wines at the San Francisco Chronicle…

A few days ago I posted some information about corked wine. So now we know that I’m not talking about wine that has been carefully stopped with a cork but actually the wine that produced a decidedly offensive aroma when opened. These bottles used to be a total write off but there may still be…