Stuff that doesn’t fit neatly in any of the other categories.
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2010
The 17th Concours Mondial de Bruxelles wine competition judged nearly 7,000 wines from more than 50 countries. Here are the competition’s top-scorers, and some of my own top-scorers with their medal-awards.
Storing wine: issues and options
The briefest of internet searches about wine storage yields a plethora of possibilities for almost any shape and size of space you may have available to mature your favourite bottles of wine.
The fountain of wine knowledge
MW, MS, WineMBA, AIWS. Acronym soup, or a useful measure of wine knowledge and expertise.
Wine service cabinets – the ultimate home luxury?
Wine cabinets to mature wine are one thing, but what about cabinets that just keep your ready-to-drink wine at the correct serving temperature? Fanciful, or must-have item?
Wines by the glass – keeping them fresh
Wine starts to deteriorate once the bottle is open. Bits of kit exist to help preserve opened bottles in good nick.
High alcohol
How high is too high? Balance is more important.
