Perfect growing conditions and environmental concerns see popularity soarIt has long been a "niche" market and the butt of cruel jokes. But the English wine industry is on the verge of a major breakthrough as a result of unprecedented "perfect growing conditions" throughout the season, which is likely to make 2009 a vintage year.English sparkling wines in particular have been the biggest success
Our wine critic was expecting a pretty straightforward 2001 rioja, but what came out of the bottle proved to be an epiphanyRioja is rarely said to be sublime. But the odd thing about Vina Arana Reserva La Rioja Alta 2001 (£16.45, Berry Bros; 13%) is that on first sip it isn't so much rioja you think of as red burgundy. It reminded me of one of the most delicious wines I've ever been lucky en
Wine: The great unknown | Victoria Moore
Posted by edwina 21 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Avoid the star names of the grape world, and you may well stumble across a bargain'Would I like a zib-what?" asked my friend. Zibibbo – it's a grape. "Oh. It sounds more like a scooter or a website." We were in Sicily, drinking a smoky, aromatic version of the white grape that's also known as muscat of Alexandria. This was a treat bottle by a star producer, and as such very un-cheap, but it
SPAR launches wine labels with local dialects
Posted by edwina 27 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Almost two-thirds of us are apparently baffled by wine speak. To make vino more accessible SPAR is using local dialects on its wine labels. The results are as bad as you might expectBewildered by talk of "blackcurrant top notes"? Baffled by "bouquets"? Unsure if "long legs" are a good thing in a glass of wine? Retailer SPAR is claiming today that 64% of shoppers are intimidated by the labels on t
La Tour D'Argent hopes to raise a million euros with sale of rarities such as pre-revolution cognac It is one of Europe's oldest restaurants, a Paris landmark with a renowned wine cellar of nearly half a million bottles dating back centuries. Now, to clear space – and to raise €1m (£902,000) for renovation and investment – a selection from the cellar of La Tour D'Argent is going under the hammer
Wine: The independent spirit | Victoria Moore
Posted by edwina 44 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Many people think specialist wine shops are both expensive and exclusive. Not if you shop carefully, they're notMany people I accost in supermarkets as they strip the shelves of Hardys and Jacob's Creek tell me they buy wine there because specialist shops are too expensive and, they feel, in some way out of their league. Yet there was such a good collection of lower-priced wines at
Retailers pour resources into promoting low-alcohol wine
Posted by edwina 56 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Supermarkets and retailers are gearing up to stock a wider range of low-alcohol wines in the run-up to Christmas, in response to growing consumer demand and increasing health concerns about drinking.The latest research confirms that British drinkers are unwittingly knocking back more units of alcohol than they were nearly 10 years ago because of the prevalence of extra-strong lagers and high-alco
French wine: there's life in the old dog yet | Victoria Moore
Posted by edwina 79 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Recent reports that French wine is on the slide are very wide of the mark"French wine sales go plonk in the UK," declared one gleeful headline. "Humiliation for French," said another with more than a trace of revenge-taking on a nation for having better cooking, better dress sense and being on the right side of the Norman Conquest. Apparently we have fallen out of love with Gallic wine – the late
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