In response to queries regarding the rising alcohol levels in wine, Martin Hudson – Master of Wine and Wine Education Specialist – examines why ABVs (alcohol by volume) might be on the rise, and whether or not they actually are. Wine is more alcoholic than it used to be: probably true, but why? There are […]

As vintners south of the equator are busy harvesting, Catriona Felstead MW – New World Buyer – considers the importance of vintage variation in sunnier climes. On this side of the globe, it’s easy to forget that the vintage in the southern hemisphere takes place in February, March and April. Areas of Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, […]

As Commercial Director of our wholesale arm Fields, Morris & Verdin, Damian Carrington is all too aware of the need for ‘personalities’ in the world of winemaking One of the primary drivers of my love for the wine industry are the characters that you meet along the way. On a pre-Christmas trip to South Africa, […]

Catriona Felstead MW – New World Buyer for both Wine Club and the business as a whole – recalls the bottle that first drew her to wine, and outlines the winemaking regions inspiring her today My husband remembers things by football matches – he has an amazingly accurate ability to recall where he was and […]