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Shiraz is a full bodied red wine made from the Shiraz grape; it is made exclusively in Australia but pairs nicely with many different foods.
If you want to make a little money trading wine, start with a lot.
John Livingstone-Learmonth’s natural habitat is the Rhône. So how would McLaren Vale, Australia’s closest replica, compare? The grapes were familiar, but the attitude was a step removed – and not in the way you might think …
There are many reasons why it is wise to keep a cellar book or inventory, and why one should keep more than one copy (Back up on your computer). The first and most obvious is a record for insurance purposes in the event of burglary or fire. Another is that there’s nothing more disappointing than coming upon an overlooked vintage classic, only to realise that it should have been consumed years ago.
Why not warm up your winter by visiting Chile at Harvest time with Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours!
The Wine Gang has been formed by five of the UK's most respected wine critics. Olly Smith of BBC1's Saturday Kitchen, Tom Cannavan of wine-pages.com, Anthony Rose of the Independent, Joanna Simon of the Sunday Times and Tim Atkin MW of the Observer.
Every month we discover a new type of wine collector, this months collector is - The Explorer
Armit recomment two bottles of Shiraz to lay down in your cellar now that are perfect for two to eight years.
A 2009 Taste the Difference Pouilly-Fumé for now, a 2008 Southern Right Pinotage for five years' time and a 2005 Rioja Reserva Selección Especial for ten years' time.
Spring into life and discover the delights of rural France, Italy or Portugal by walking from vineyard to vineyard through Alsace, Burgundy, Piemonte or the Douro; some of the worlds’ most famous wine regions.
