JournalLive - Tag - wine

A reputation for fine wines at Maison Trimbach

JournalLive — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE whimsical half-timbered towers of the Maison Trimbach rightly suggest it was built by a family with a rich sense of humour; but the Trimbachs have a reputation for good wine.

Local link to some fine Champagne

JournalLive — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

I LIKE wine shops that have bottles open for customers to taste. I like it even more when those bottles are Champagne. When I popped into The Wine Chambers (in Walton Avenue, Tynemouth) last month to buy a couple of wines for a tasting, Lynda Chambers proffered me a glass of Paul Déthune Brut. It was so good that I decided to take the first opportunity to seek out the Déthune family and taste more of their wine.

Family have passion for wine

JournalLive — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

GIULIA Lazzarini is export manager of Donnafugata, one of Sicily’s finest wine estates. She hails from the historic city of Ravenna in North East Italy and from a family with a passion for wine, but owes her present position to the years she enjoyed as a student at Durham.

Vine dining at El Coto

JournalLive — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TAPAS hits my spot, but I can never decide which wine to choose – so many different flavours suggest endless possibilities.

Top-class wines from the Pacific Northwest

JournalLive — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

THINK wine from the USA and you’ll think California. It’s hardly surprising – more than 90% of all wine made in the USA is Californian.

Fairtrade wines are a good deal for everyone

JournalLive — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

FAIRTRADE Fortnight starts on Monday. An impressive selection of Fairtrade wine is already available in most supermarkets, from Argentina, Chile and South Africa.

Why this New Zealand wine is something to bleat about

JournalLive — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TAMRA Washington is a lucky woman. Three years ago she returned home to New Zealand to a job as winemaker at the Yealands Estate, newly-established in the prime wine-growing country of South Island’s Awatere Valley, part of the famous Marlborough region.

Making a name in Chablis

JournalLive — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

I UNDERSTAND that sales of fresh fish go up at this time of the year. A friend in the business in North Shields told me: “After all that meat, people look for something a bit lighter.”

Montes wine a heavenly way to celebrate the new year

JournalLive — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IF any Chilean winery can claim credit for showing that truly great wine can be made in Chile, it is surely Montes.

Terrific dry white from the heart of Gascony

JournalLive — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IF YOU’RE like me, you’ll have woken up this morning to face half a day of frantic, last-minute shopping.