Classic Valentine’s Day meals with their perfect pairings The ‘V’ in V-Day stands for Vino right? Valentine’s Day is a special occasion celebrated on February 14th each year, and it’s the perfect time to indulge in a romantic evening filled with delicious food and exquisite wines. It is a day dedicated to expressing love and …
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7 Powerful Wines to Drink to Celebrate the End of Dry January Wines to drink to end Dry January As the curtains close on January and we bid farewell to the month of resolutions and restraint, there’s no better way to welcome February than with a toast to the end of Dry January. Whether …
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Weekday evenings are reserved for the Beaujolais cru. As I make my way around France ahead of my French Wine Scholar exam, I have seemed to take particular fascination in the Beajolais cru. Which offers both mystery and value in equal measure it seems. Perhaps criminally in the UK, it seems impossible to find the obscurer Beaujolais …
The Beaujolais Cru have gained popularity in recent decades. After Beaujolais Nouveau reached peak excitement in 1999 (with its highest sales to date), the fading trend made way for other stand-out Beaujolais wines to take centre stage. Enter, our Beaujolas Crus. Today, via osmosis, sheer will and a great glass of wine, we metaphorically visit …
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48 Hours Visiting the Champagne Region Filled with magical Disney-esque 18th century Champagne houses, magnificent cobbled streets and of course, the best sparkling wine in the world, visiting Champagne is a must-visit for any wine lover. Having travelled to several wine regions across France, the best for tourists by a country mile is the …
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How to pick a dinner party wine Dinner parties and wine go hand in hand. When I review questions I’m asked regularly from readers of Vinspiration, but also from friends and family, “what wine should I bring to a dinner party?” is one of the most common. Most people think there’s a homogeneous catch-all wine …
Best Wines to Pair with Sushi Sushi is truly the food of gods, so we must beg the question, what are the best wines to pair with sushi? Succulent umami flavours means this pairing can be a tricky one, but worry not, Vinspiration has you covered. Sushi has developed a reputation for being a notoriously …