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The Wine Chaser's Guide to Port

I put together an infographic on types of Port with information on labelling and service. It’s one of the great classics and needs to be appreciated and understood better I hope this helps you explore this delicious wine.

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The 'Mateus Rosé effect'

Have you ever had a wine on holiday, and it was delicious? You take a few bottles home and it doesn’t taste quite as you remember. Are you sure you bought the same wine? Might there be serious bottle variation problems? No You are clearly suffering from the ‘Mateus Rosé Effect’ For the uninitiated, Mateus Rosé is a Portuguese medium-sweetness wine that is famous for its flask bottle, perhaps…

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Sommelier's Wine Glossary.

Having worked in various roles in the wine trade, especially as a sommelier, wine buyer and as a wine educator, I wanted to add to my other glossaries for restaurants and bars with a dedicated one for wine. There are a myriad of terms used in wine on labels and for wine service and I have collected over 800 here for quick reference and for wine education. I hope you find them useful whatever…

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Beer Sommelier's Glossary

A glossary of terms 9 – A ‘9’ refers to a 9 Gallon cask, known as a Firkin 11 – An ‘eleven‘ refers to an 11 Imperial gallon (50 litre) keg in the UK AKA ’88’ 18 – An ’18 ‘ refers to an 18 Gallon cask, known as a Kilderkin 88 – An ’88’ refers to a 50 litre keg that carries 88 (imperial) pints/ 11 Imperial gallons in the UK. AKA ’11’ 30/70 Gas – 30% Carbon dioxide and 70% Nitrogen gas for…

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Bar Terminology

A glossary of terms for behind the bar – Over 350 useful terms if you work behind a bar, whether in New York or London, from cocktails to cask ale, here’s some terminology and slang that you may find useful . Working behind a bar can mean anything from pulling pints, pouring wines and spirits and of course, mixing cocktails. Just like restaurants, bars have plenty of terms that can confuse…

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Restaurant terms and slang

Restaurant terms and slang

I’ve worked in a number of restaurants, bars and pubs both in the UK and Canada and enjoy that hospitality has its own lingo. Some terms are used universally, some are used in specific styles of restaurant and there are differences in different countries. I have grouped together terminology that is predominantly used by Front of house staff as kitchen terminology probably deserves its own page! I…

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Sherry - A guide for keeping and serving

Sherry – A guide for keeping and serving

Sherry is one of the wine world’s under appreciated gems. Seen as old-fashioned or something cheap and sweet that your Gran drinks at Christmas, Sherry is passed by without a glimpse by many a wine-lover. A lot of the tentative approach can also be put down to lack of knowledge and understanding. There are different styles and sweetness levels from bone dry to sumptuously sweet, with a range of…

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Summer bargain from Sicily

Summer bargain from Sicily

Great wine doesn’t always cost a fortune and having run out of wine at home (horror of horrors!) I rushed over to the little Co-op up the road with zero hope of finding something that would give my tastebuds a workout. I grabbed a white from Sicily from the Grillo grape. I have to admit the ‘retro’ label did appeal in the heat of the moment, but I was well rewarded for my £7 investment. The…

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A day out at Denbies

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My girlfriend took me out for a treat recently, and knowing my penchant for wine and vineyards whisked me away to our nearest winery. Denbies is a short walk from Dorking station, so unlike most wineries around the world, you don’t need a car or taxi which keeps the price down and more importantly allowed us to drink without a designated driver or handing over a wad of cash to a cabbie.

Denbies…

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Verget Macon Charnay and Pouilly Fuisse

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