“Just as people love to debate the merits of Yelp and Rotten Tomatoes, wine bloggers have been interrogating the virtues of Vivino for years. Can we really trust the masses to rate and review something as complex as wine, they ask, or should we leave that to professional critics and sommeliers, who actually know what they’re talking about?” Esther Mobley …

Writing books is difficult work, often with limited payoff—by the time one factors in the research, writing, seemingly endless editing, and pretty much actually endless promotion, the hourly rate for the slog can often be depressingly low. I know this because I’ve done it, and while both the process and payoff were both more enjoyable than I could have imagined, …

One of the culture shocks visitors to Italy face is discovering that Italians don’t drink wine with pizza too often. Matching pizza with wine seems rather obvious, yet when visiting historical establishments across the country you will always find fridges filled with beer. Beer has long been the best-selling beverage in the Italian pizzerie – and that is mainly due …

Glenfiddich Time Re:Imagined whisky collection Glenfiddich has released a range of three luxury single malts, themed around time. The Time Re:Imagined collection includes 30-year-old, 40-year-old and 50-year-old expressions, priced from £900 up to £35,000. The whiskies have been matured in Speyside. Each one is presented in packaging designed to interpret different concepts of time. ‘In whisky production, we often talk …

The Il Caggio estate, where Ipsus is made. With 600 years of winemaking history behind them, the Mazzei family (Castello Fonterutoli and Belguardo in Tuscany, and Zisola in Sicily) knew a good opportunity when they found one. So, in 2006, when presented with the chance to purchase a neighbour’s property, they couldn’t resist. Scroll down to see tasting notes and …

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A stunning red, push and silky, with intense kirsch, framboise, espresso and sticky toffee notes that are seamless and polished. Features powerful flavors but also shows some restraint, with details of cocoa on the finish. Drink now through 2035. 500 cases made, 100 cases imported. Source : b1b5c5b60ed5e2fcb57bfe585baa8874

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A meaty rosé, with plum and watermelon cut by pithy blood orange acidity that courses throughout. Reveals garrigue and chalky minerals at the end. Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault. Drink now. 10,520 cases made, 2,000 cases imported. Source : 8fbcf829d16ede73b04259fb01aef7a4

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