Thai food with wine
Thai food offers several challenges for the discerning gastronome. Should wines appeal to the theme and mood of the meal rather than with one or two dishes?
The fountain of wine knowledge
MW, MS, WineMBA, AIWS. Acronym soup, or a useful measure of wine knowledge and expertise.
Wine service cabinets – the ultimate home luxury?
Wine cabinets to mature wine are one thing, but what about cabinets that just keep your ready-to-drink wine at the correct serving temperature? Fanciful, or must-have item?
Lower Austria
Lower Austria – mainly the Wachau, Kremstal and Kamptal – is home to some of the best, longest-lived white wines to be found on the planet.
Priorat(o)
Priorat in the north-east of the country is the source of some of Spain’s most sought-after red wines.
Alvaro Palacios
Alvaro Palacios in Priorat
Austrian reds
As well as sublime rieslings and gruner veltliner, Austria produces some increasingly well regarded reds, notably from blaufränkisch and zweigelt.
Sankt Laurent
Red grape variety
Portugieser
Red grape variety
Blaufränkisch
Red grape variety
