What is sur lie ageing, and what does it do to wine?
A process at the core of some of the world's best wines...
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What are lees in wine?
Lees can have a big influence...
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What does ‘frizzante’ mean?
And is it any different from spumante?...
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What is Fumé Blanc?
What is Fumé Blanc and how does it differ from Sauvignon Blanc...
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What’s the perfect serving temperature for red wine?
Some can be chilled while others will cope with warmer conditions...
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Barolo vs Barbaresco vs Brunello: What’s the difference?
Understanding Italy's ‘three Bs’...
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Port vintage guide: 1960-2017
Vintage summaries and advice on drinking windows...
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What is ‘blanc de noirs’?
White wine made from black grapes...
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Why are there crystals in my wine?
Worry not, they are natural and harmless...
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Tannins – What are they and what do they do?
Tasting term used to describe the quality and intensity of tannin in red wines...
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Wines with scallops: What sommeliers recommend
These delicate molluscs match with a surprising variety of wines...
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What's the difference between Muscat, Moscatel and Moscato?
Untangling the wine world's biggest family of grapes...
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Champagne and Crémant: What’s the difference?
Our overview of these two wine styles...
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Syrah and Shiraz – what is the difference?
Nothing! The grape is the same but the wine styles vary…
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Do ‘wine legs’ mean a better wine?
What does it say about your wine?
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What makes a wine vegan? Plus 10 wines to try
We take a look at what makes a wine suitable for vegans...
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Wine bottle sizes: Magnum, methuselah, midas and more
From a single serve to 30 litres – plus where to find the world’s largest and smallest wine bottle?
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Wine Legend: Château Cheval Blanc 1947
What makes it a wine legend?
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Italian wine labels explained: Understanding DOCG, DOC & IGT
Ever wondered what the letters on Italian wine labels mean?
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Left and Right Bank Bordeaux: What is the difference?
Is it just geography that separates Bordeaux's two famous vineyard regions?
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What is claret wine?
Tied to Britain's long-standing love affair with the wines of Bordeaux...
