WOW. The much anticipated Halloween Special II (as it is our second one) with famous crime fiction novelist Peter James as our special guest. Expand the player, lean back and enjoy, but don’t get too cozy; you might put that Gewurztraminer down the wrong pipe! OOOOOOAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
Tags: Halloween, Henry Butler, Novelist, Peter James, Red wine, White wine, Wine, Wine tasting
Yaarrr! The 19th September be Talk Like a Pirate Day so it was good fortune that blew Toby Cutlass our way with his booty of rums. I got into the spirit by dressing up as Katy Perry and we met at The St James Tavern – an institution in the world of rum as they [...]
Tags: Eaux De Vie importers, Henry Butler, Mezan Rum, Rum, Rum Club, Rum Flights, Talk Like a Pirate Day
The New World is expanding. A wine from China picked up a sizeable gong at the International Wine Awards last week, and Indian wines have hit the UK high street. We had an Indian wine in the shop last year and it was pretty undrinkable so we were intrigued when Waitrose became the first of [...]
Tags: Henry Butler, Indian Wine, Shiraz, Syrah grape, Waitrose Wine, Wine tasting
I have unearthed a fantastic modern Rioja, and its under £10. La Vendimia comes from master winemaker Alvaro Palacios who sells bottles for up to £400 so this is a great way to get your hands on some classy wine at a realistic price. So pleased am I with this Rioja that I made it [...]
Tags: Brighton and Hove Food Festival, Great Rioja, Henry Butler, Master of Wine, Rioja, Spanish wine, Wines under £10
Over in Espanol, we got time to sit down with Raul Bobet, the man with the plan behind Castel D’Encus. Raul is a bit of legend in Spanish winemaking as he is a powerful force behind Torres wines. They are a recognisable brand the world over, but one I admire. Yes they produce consistent wines, [...]
Tags: Castel D'Encus, Henry Butler, Raul Bobet, Spain, Spainish Wines, Spanish wine, Torres Wines, Weather and wine, Winemaking
We often speak about growing wine tourism in the UK (Sussex especially) and Lord knows the Californians can teach us a thing or two. Portugal is a great place to vineyard visit and Spain is beautiful too. Cameraman and I found ourselves up in North East Spain at Castell D’Encus – a vineyard designed and [...]
Tags: Cameraman, Castell D'Encus, Henry Butler, Organic wine, Raul Bobet, Spain, Spain Trip, Spainish Wine, Stone Fermenters, Terry Brandy, Wine making, Wine Tastings, Wine Tourism
Its summer time. The kids have broken up. Its pissing with rain. Time to book a cheap flight somewhere and chances are Stelios will be part of your search. The flight is £30 but Cameraman once famously worked up a £78 bill on a delayed flight back from Mykonos on Pringles, London Pride and Bacon [...]
Tags: Brighton Wines, Cava, Easyjet wine, El Mago, Epicure Wines, Franck Massard, Gerard Basset, Henry Butler, Hotel du Vin, Spain Reds, Sparkling Wines, summer wines, White wine, Wine label design, Wine Marketing, wine on aircraft, Wine Tourism, Winebox tv, Wines for diabetics
Shopkeeper: Can I help you sir, are you buying or just curious? Man: I suppose I’m buy-curious. And so begins our recommendations for wines to drink over the course of the Gay Pride festival. The innuendo comes thick and heavy, not least from your own suggestions for drinks for famous gay celebrities. The wines include [...]
Tags: Brighton Pride 2011, California wine, Easyjet wine, fruit wine, Henry Butler, Home Brew wine, Rose Wine, summer wine, summer wines, Sussex Wine, What to drink at a festival, White wine, Wine making, wine on aircraft, Winebox tv, Wines for Pride
So yes, the second part of two about wine labels. Hopefully instructive. Better than that, maybe entertaining… With www.apecreative.com Send us your suggestions for a label for an English wine!
Tags: Brighton, Henry Butler, Red wine, Wine, Wine label design, Wine labels, Wine tasting, Wine with fish
How often do you pick up a wine based on it having a nice label? How often do you put a good wine back because you don’t like its label? Don’t lie. We’re all a bit shallow and marketeers know it. The fact is some decent English wine has come under fire because the labels [...]
Tags: information on wine labels, Red wine, White wine, Wine label design, Wine labels
