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“My father once told me that wine was a serious man’s drink, but champagne is to woo the girls. So I always knew which one I would drink!” Seeing the mischievous glint in our guide’s eye as these words left his mouth, and a cheeky grin spreading across it, I couldn’t help but smile too. …
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If you’re searching for the perfect summer holiday, we have something very special on offer for next year that will leave you with memories that are bound to last a lifetime. Join our Tyrrhenian Sea cruise in July 2019 and travel aboard a luxurious private yacht, stepping onto dry land only to immerse yourself in …
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Wine. We all love it. We all probably have some kind of collection of it in our homes. But, as consumers, do we ever give much thought to the source of our enjoyment? We are, of course, talking about the humble grape. 1) Humans have been cultivating grapes for at least 8,000 years The oldest-known …
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If you follow any kind of wine news, you might have read that Australian winemakers have enjoyed a particularly successful harvest this year, giving the country’s 2018 wines a little extra potential to be fantastic. The growing period in Victoria’s Yarra Valley was helped by significant rainfall and yields were reportedly up by around …
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National Wine Day Discover our top 5 pick of supermarket wines... Did you know that today is considered National Wine Day in America? To mark the occasion (and for an excuse to talk about wine some more!), we have put together a list of our top five favourite supermarket wines right now. Sure, we have ...
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Top 10 World’s Happiest Countries 2018 Every year, a definitive list of the World's Happiest Countries is published by the World Happiness Report that ranks destinations around the globe according to the quality of life experienced by residents. Topping the list for 2018 is Finland, while the United Kingdom finished in 19th place. The Top ...
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Our Favourite Red Wine Destinations In the third and final part of our series on the world’s best wine destinations (follow these links for rosé and white wine if you want to catch up), today we get deep and focus on ravishing reds. Whether you prefer to sink into a full-bodied Syrah, or take the ...
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Secrets of ... the Champagne Region Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists come to France’s Champagne region to visit its prestigious vineyards and Champagne houses. But how many of them can say they know the real Champagne? Today we shine a light on some of the region’s better-kept secrets... 1. The sparkling wine we ...
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Our Favourite Rosé Wine Destinations In the second of our series on the world’s best destinations for wine holidays, today we’re sharing our top spots for fans of rosé. This blushing beauty owes its luscious colour to grape skins, and is thought by some to be older in variety than its white and red cousins due ...
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