GOVERNMENT STATISTICS REGARDING DRINKING

8 April 2011

Last Friday, Scientists announced that 10% of cancers in men and 3% of cancers in women throughout Western Europe are caused by drinking too much alcohol. One thing that is very striking in this report is that although the above headline is stated as fact, all the quotes taken from the medical report, those involved [...]

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HOW RUSSIAN DWARF HAMSTERS LED TO A LIFE IN WINE….

6 April 2011

I have a great job. Of course, it’s my own business so there’s a lot of mundane stuff, paperwork, accounts, moving heavy boxes…. But I also get to drink wine with really interesting people, experiment with wine and food combinations, visit vineyards and drink more wine! I’m often asked how I got into wine – [...]

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FABULOUS FLAVOURS COURTESY OF VOLCANIC SOIL

6 March 2011

Recently I met Mario Bisceglia of Cantina Bisceglia and had the opportunity of trying his very exciting wines with him. Mario’s vineyards are located on the lower slopes of an extinct volcano – Mount Vulture, in Basilicata, Southern Italy. Mario founded the Cantina in 2001 with the hope of creating world class wines from both [...]

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FINDING EASY DRINKING, LOWER PRICED WINES WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON QUALITY

25 February 2011

There is an abundance of bland, flavourless wines available to buy. The reason is simple. In order to maintain a very low price, high volumes must be sold and therefore, the wine has to be palatable to as many consumers as possible. As taste is a very personal and individual sense, a wine created to [...]

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A Taste of Something Different

13 February 2011

A Vinbiz, we specialise in organising wine tastings in people’s homes. These wine tasting parties are for entertainment and we are always on the look out for unusual, unique wines that will give our guests a taste of something new and different. Sometimes our party hosts comment that their guests are a little trepidatious about [...]

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A Great Tasting Beginning to 2011

25 January 2011

Great News for Wine Lovers! After a disappointing 2010 which saw very little of our fabulous wine discoveries being made available to enjoy in the UK, 2011 looks set to be a very happy year with the launch of a new company Blackfish Wine.  Blackfish is dedicated to supplying UK retail and the hospitality trade [...]

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The Adventurous Palate

12 August 2010

The Adventurous Palate The Aussie food and wine tasting hosted by Palette Bistro and Wine bar last week was a huge success – we all had a great time with the wines and modern Australian cuisine proving very popular. The event was well attended but several regulars at my tastings sent apologies on this occasion, [...]

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Understanding Winespeak

5 August 2010

I’m just putting the finishing touches to the tasting notes for tonight’s big Aussie Wine and Food event. I always try hard to make my tasting notes relevant but the problem is that taste is so personal. There are always a few attendees that will be worried by my descriptions of the wines on offer. [...]

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Tannin in wine; what, why, how?

19 July 2010

What is Tannin? Tannin is a chemical compound that naturally occurs in certain food stuffs and are found in grape skins and pips. Practically all grape juice is clear and so to create red wine, the grapes are left with the skins for about 30 days so the juice can extract colour and flavour – [...]

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Vinbiz goals for service

25 May 2010

Last Friday, the Vinbiz Online team got together to review the direction of www.vinbiz.co.uk, what we want to achieve and the mission statement. It’s a team that’s made up of the wine obsessed and web design experts –and like a fine claret, there’s greatness in the blend! As far as the wine experts are concerned, [...]

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