Expert Advice

Whether it was inspired from a memorable wine weekend getaway, discovering a new bottle at home with your honey, or the recent Zoom wine tasting you watched, there comes a time when you want to put your creative juices to work, invite over a few close friends and take your enjoyment of food, friends and wine to the next level. Here are a few simple ideas on how to Plan & Pull Off your next Wine Party!

If I have the exceptional pleasure of flying a long haul flight in Business Class, I might get some excitement out of the wine list. But familiar favorites seldom taste the way I am expecting them to taste.

Bored by the standard wine tasting format? Here are some tips to jazz up your enjoyment of wine and provide your guests with a night to remember. These days, wine tasting is a fully fledged leisure activity, from touring wine regions around the world to attending masterclasses and dinners – and, of course, hosting tasting events at home.

If you don’t have a wine cabinet or a proper underground cellar, and that store your wine at room temperature or in an area where temperatures exceed 20 degrees Celsius, your wine will be affected within a couple of months.

“En Primeur” is a French wine trade term for wine which is sold as a “future”, ie. before it is bottled. En Primeur therefore also means buying wine at its very first offering price.

Sixteen years ago a survey ordered by the wine industry found that on average, a bottle of wine in Australia was kept less than 24 hours after its purchase.