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Mango Wine: The Ultimate Guide to Tropical Winemaking Bliss

23/08/2025

Ever wondered what happens when you swap grapes for mangoes in your wine glass? You get a tropical twist that’s ...

What Wine Goes with Truffle: Perfect Pairings Revealed

18/04/2025

A wooden table set with plates of black truffles, cubes of cheese, and glasses of red and white wine hints at what wine to serve with truffle, all beautifully arranged outdoors in natural light with bottles in the background.

Have you ever wondered what wine goes with truffles? This luxurious fungus can make any meal special, but picking the ...

Residual Sugar in Wine: What It Means and Why It Matters

15/12/2024

Three wine glasses with white, rosé, and amber wine sit on a stone table next to green grapes, yellow grapes, and peaches, with a blurred vineyard landscape in the background.

Residual sugar is the natural grape sugar left in a wine after fermentation. It is one of the things that ...

What is Port Wine: A Must-Know Guide for Enthusiasts

13/10/2024

Ever wondered what is Port wine and what makes it so special? Port wine is a fortified wine from Portugal’s ...

The 5 S’s of Wine Tasting: See, Swirl, Sniff, Sip, Savour

12/10/2024

Hand tilting a glass of red wine over a white napkin to check its colour

See, Swirl, Sniff, Sip and Savour, with the physical reason behind each step, plus the two myths the ritual carries and one cheap bottle to practise on.

Best Wine to Pair with Raclette: Top Recommendations

12/10/2024

Do you find yourself wondering which wine to pair with raclette for your next gathering? The best wine to pair ...

Off-Dry Wine: What It Means and How Sweet It Is

04/10/2024

Three glasses of white wine in a row from pale to deep gold

Off-dry means 4 to 12 grams of sugar a litre. Here is the full sweetness scale in numbers, why off-dry often tastes dry, and why Extra Dry sparkling is sweeter than Brut.

What Is a Fifth Growth Wine? The 1855 Bordeaux Ranking Explained

04/10/2024

Three unlabelled Bordeaux bottles beside a glass of red wine on a timber table

A fifth growth is a Bordeaux château in the bottom band of the 1855 classification. There are 18, twelve of them in Pauillac, and the label says more about 1855 prices than today’s wine.

What Wine Goes with Shawarma: Perfect Pairings Revealed

03/10/2024

Looking to spice up your next meal with the perfect wine pairing? Shawarma, a Middle Eastern favourite, might seem tricky ...

Best Red Wine for Mushroom Bourguignon: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

26/08/2024

Bowl of mushroom bourguignon with a glass of Pinot Noir

The best red wine for mushroom bourguignon is Pinot Noir, with Gamay and Grenache close behind. Why the meat-free version needs softer wine than the beef one, and what to avoid.