Clearly Noble Chardonnay
Once upon a time, people drunk just ‘wine’. But it wasn’t long before they took in masses to Chardonnay and generic Chablis (unless they wanted Bordeaux or lighter red Burgundy). Soon enough white wine simply became known by the C-word. Chardonnay’s following spread fast like a wildfire, from aristocratic, double-barrelled Corton-Charlemagne to hip California on […]
Putting Sustainability at the Heart of Wine Excellence
Have you ever cared if there’s a drop of sustainability in your bottle of wine? Maybe you ought to because, quite frankly, wine consumerism oblivious to the well-being of environment and community is built not on rock but on sand. Buying wine that has been made in a sustainable manner from vine to table, on […]
Around Your Palate – Wine’s Vital Spark
In the appreciation of wine, it’s often difficult to convey the pleasure it gives us because we find it hard to analyse all the different sensations that make up the composite experience we call flavour. Perhaps it is worthwhile to explore how we identify taste to understand better what we like (and possibly dislike) in […]
Wine and Rabbit Pâté Revisited
Web browsing can be like beachcombing: you might stumble on something interesting but most likely it won’t be what you’re really after or need at that moment. Surfing the net for wine, especially, can feel like a desperate orienting pastime at best, leaving you hopelessly drowning in a virtual pool of labels you simply can’t […]
Delicata Diamond Award for Wembley Store
If the Wembley Store in Valletta could talk it would speak volumes. How many of us haven’t asked someone at some point to wait for them at this landmark corner right across from the old Royal Opera House and juxtaposed with the new parliament? For nearly a century, the building has been eavesdropping, as it […]
