Methode Traditionnelle fizz from South African vineyards Growing up in the Western Cape region of South Africa – the heart of the country’s Winelands – I had the good fortune to celebrate many birthdays on local wine farms. Here, amongst the magnificent mountains and valleys carpeted with vineyards, are restaurants where the food is every […]
English Summer Wine Tasting
Crab Pie and an English Wine Week Preview. On a perfect English Easter weekend what could be better than having a tasting of some of the new crop of English wines for the summer. Whilst we languish in the dog days of Brexit there is an energy and excitement about English wine that would have […]
Grays and Feather Covent Garden
Covent Garden Sparkling Wine Bar: Wellington Street, just south of the Opera House, is home to Grays and Feather wine bar, specialising in sparkling wines from around the World. It’s the aim of founder Andrew Gray to introduce Londoners to a wider range of sparkling wines than Champagne and Prosecco – and to work with […]
Finest French Fizz – Crémant de Loire
Crémant de Loire – Créme de la Créme of Fizz: I’m a big fan of Crémant de Loire. Love at first sip, it was the first sparkling wine I ever tasted, on a camping holiday in the Loire Valley when I was about ten. I’ve always found that a good Crémant has plenty of benefits, not only […]