Archive for January, 2009

French Wines - on the ground - a map guide

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

 
French Wine Tours
France is the world’s largest producer of quality Wines (and maybe of the thirstiest drinkers, too) and has been so for a long time. It is no surprise therefore that France’s wine growing areas have a historicity and picturesqueness that Australian or California cannot match.
The ideal place then, for a holiday.
Here are the [...]

Sending Wine as Gift

Friday, January 30th, 2009

DO YOU WANT TO SEND SOMEONE WINE AS A GIFT?
Gifts are indeed an exciting part of everyone’s life. Won’t it be a good idea to gift someone with a wine? How will you choose from many types that are available? You want it red or you just want it be old? Or do you [...]

Learning About Vineyards

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

vineyards
Vineyards are central to the wine industry and are located all over the world. A vineyard is known as a place for growing grapes. These grapes are traditionally used in wines, for making raisins or for eating. Whatever the purpose of the vineyard, they are known for their deep historical significance and their rich background. [...]

Indian wine

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

To complement a good dinner you need exquisite wine to go with it. For discerning curry aficionados, it could soon be the habitual final flourish to millions of take away orders from around the world. When having a smart slap up meal the waiter would ask you what you would like to drink to which [...]

New ban on buying alcohol

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

It is now common place to reject any person under the age of 21 who wants to buy alcohol but only at the weekends. It is a radical step in the UKs history as far as raising the age on alcohol consumption. Many countries from around the world including neighbouring countries in Europe all employ [...]

Statistics show that the UK consume the most wine

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Britain now imports more wine than any other country in the world. We imported a grand total of 1.6 billion bottles in 2007, equating to 35 standard bottles for every adult in the country which is absolutely staggering figure. The average British adult now drinks 12% more wine than they did just five years ago [...]