These Top 5 drinks lists will introduce you to my favourite wine regions, bars, wines, cocktails and wine folk.
Marco de Jerez Wine For over 50 years, to be classified as Sherry a wine produced in Jerez had to be fortified with neutral grape spirit to raise its alcohol to at least 15%. Historically though, not all Sherry was fortified, some made it to the requisite strength of 15% simply from a little sun-drying […]
Best Manzanilla Sherry Manzanilla is the style that started my addiction to Sherry. So distinctive that it has its own appellation within the Jerez designation, Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda is in almost every respect a Fino. It’s produced from palomino grapes and aged in a solera system under a layer of flor (yeast) just like […]
Top Sherry Wines The wines made around the town of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, southern Spain, are known as Jerez in Spanish, a name that’s been Anglicised to Sherry in English. And the best Sherries are some of the world’s most delicious wines. Learn About Manzanilla Sherry Here Sherry is one of my […]
Top Australian Dark Craft Beers I’m more a wine drinker than a beer drinker. But somewhere along the way I developed a taste for Guinness, which led me to explore other dark beers and discover their great appeal. Here are some of the top Australian dark craft beers. Join me on a Food & Drink […]
Best Australian Fortified Wines Before modern bottling methods, wines were often fortified with grape spirit to protect them from spoiling. The different flavours this produced caught on, so by the time it was no longer necessary there was a continuing market for these higher alcohol wines. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! […]
Top Natural Rosé Wines By now many of us are sold on rosé as a great all-rounder, especially in the warmer months. We’ve moved on from concerns about the simple, lolly-water, grenache-heavy versions that gave rosé a bad name in the past, and are enjoying pale, dry, refreshing food friendly wines. So what’s left to […]
Mont-Vully Food & Wine Tour Mont Vully, Switzerland’s smallest wine region, is one of my favourite corners of this beautiful country. It runs along the northern shore of Lake Murten, straddling the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, with vine-covered hills running down to the lake and stunning views across to the Alps. Join my Swiss […]
Lake Geneva Food & Wine Tour I always feel drawn back to Lake Geneva, especially the flower-lined promenade of Vevey and the steeply-terraced vineyards above it. This stunning region is an essential part of any Swiss food and wine tour. Join my Swiss Food & Wine Adventure Finishing On Lake Geneva! Called ‘the Swiss Riviera’, […]
Best Bars in Sydney To Eat & Drink Sometimes (OK, often) what I drink is as important as what I eat. Sometimes it’s even more important. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! I want more than a bowl of crisps with my great drinks though – so the eats still have to […]
Best New Australian Chardonnay Are you a member of the ABC club (’anything but chardonnay’)? Many people are, as traditional buttery heavily-wooded Australian chardonnay has largely fallen out of fashion. But take another look. Explore the Diversity of Chardonnay on a Hunter Valley Food & Wine Weekend. Chardonnay, the world’s most widely planted white grape, […]
