Wine & Gaming Pairing; It’s About X-ing Time.

It was watching Blackburn Rovers hitting their third, and decisive, goal past my beleaguered Hull City side at just past midnight on one of those lockdown Wednesday nights that it hit me. Just… Continue reading

Old Vines & Discovering The Sutton Hoo Of Sauvignon

Quick disclaimer. I’ve not been writing on this blog for some time. Work has taken over well and truly, and since passing the WSET Diploma, I’ve not been studying wine so keenly. However,… Continue reading

Olly Smith Interview: Trafalgar, sipping 1805 Cognac and sharing bottles with Roman poets.

I’m delighted to present a first for ‘Past Cuttings’ – an interview with award-winning wine supremo, Saturday Kitchen star and author, Olly Smith. In a week which saw his new book “Fizz” hit the… Continue reading

Demons, Nudity, Festivals: The Harvest

It’s fair to say it’s has been an odd summer. Beyond the unexpected joys of a decent English showing at major sporting events or the ongoing turmoil of the political landscape – there… Continue reading

Cracking Open the Noah’s Ark of wine

Portugal shipped 7.5% more bottles in 2017 than the previous year (a value of €777.9m) – setting a new record for the country. Sales are up across the board too, including 56% at… Continue reading

Wassails and Toast – traditions of Christmases past

Cracking open a bottle of something special you’ve squirrelled away all year, and presenting it with aplomb on the 25th… Is there anything more quintessentially Christmassy? For what is essentially the most important… Continue reading

The Sanctuary of a Wine Cellar

After the dreadful destruction of the recent extreme weather across America and the Caribbean, one particular story caught the imagination. Sir Richard Branson, the famously bearded-entrepreneur, hid from the destruction on his private island… in… Continue reading

The Rise and Rise of the Urban Winemaker

I recently moved to the Big Smoke to take up a job manning PR for a large UK wine company. One of the many positives about living in London is the wine scene.… Continue reading

Mothering Wine

Today is mother’s day in the UK. It can seem a little contrite, but it’s a day worth celebrating for more than just Hallmark – particularly when it comes to wine. The relationship… Continue reading

Good Legs, Great Body; Olympians & Wine

In the month of the Olympics, we take a look at wine’s surprising role in the athletics of the Ancient, and not so Ancient, world. In just under a month, I, like thousands… Continue reading