Learning about wine

Have you heard of malolactic fermentation before? It sounds like something out of a science class rather than something you’d find in your wine, right? But you might have heard …

Do you love Italian wine? Honestly – same. What’s not to love? Italy has a wider selection of wines than anywhere else in the world, using 589 unique grapes to …

Have you ever tasted a glass of wine and thought, hmm that tastes like coconut? It isn’t as weird as you might think! In this Wine Terms Explained, we dive …

Have you ever had a Mataro? What about a Monastrell or Mourvèdre? Or, maybe you might know these grape varieties from their classic red blend: GSM (Grenache, Shiraz, Mataro – …

Have you ever heard of a Champagne being called toasty, nutty or creamy? This is something that is quite common in Champagne, even if it is just a hint of …

Have you ever heard the terms old world and new world when it comes to wine and wondered what on Earth does that mean? I feel you. The wine vocabulary …

Have you ever heard someone describe a wine as creamy? You might have seen this in a description of a wine. I know I use this term quite frequently. But …

Semillon (or Sémillon) is a wine that you may not have tried before or heard much about. But it is one of France’s most famous grapes, and it stars in …

There are some seriously weird wine terms out there – but what do they mean? And should you care? In Wine Terms Explained, we explore some of those terms used …

In Wine Terms Explained, we explore the weird and wonderful world of wine. There are so many descriptors for wine, it is not only hard to keep track, but it …