Articles for ' cabernet sauvignon'

Sales at Classic Wine Direct increased significantly over the few weeks running up to Christmas and although there was no bench mark to compare against for last year, the volume of visits and the number of people buying was extremely pleasing.People seem to be shopping more online for their wine for a number of reasons.  The extremely cold weather and the treacherous conditions underfoot over Christmas may have persuaded many… read the rest of “Classic Wine Direct Sales Bubble At Christmas!!”

I hope that case from Classic Wine Direct was for me!

Choosing the right wines for Christmas should be pretty straightforward right? Well it would be if it wasn’t for that Big Bird in the middle of the table.

For me, Turkey is as problematic as… read the rest of “Christmas Wines at Classic Wine Direct”

This winery which has really been making the headlines. The winery is based in a beautiful national park (Canestro Valley) and bears and wolves can often be sighted in amongst the vines.The high altitude and cooler climate (not too mention state of the art winery) lead to wines with much more polish and class than most of the regions wines. Their “basic” Vigne Nuove 2004 was voted best value… read the rest of “Valle Reale, Abruzzo, Italy”

Brits Jon and Liz Bowen are new producers who are making some outstanding wines in the wild hills of Corbieres. They have some of the oldest vines in the region at their disposal and this is helping them produce some extraordinary wines. Jon’s diverse background from winemaking in California to the Chef de Cave at Domaine Clavel have also help its stamp on the wines.

Associated wines include… read the rest of “Domaine Sainte Croix, South Of France”

Andeluna Cellars is situated in the beautiful Uco Valley which is close to the Andes and is producing some of the best fruit in Argentina. Winemaker Silvio Alberto, has recently been acknowledged as Outstanding Young Winemaker of the Year in Argentina. The winery is scooping awards round the world. The new Filosur range is offers outstanding value for money.

Associated wines include:

(Filosur Cabernet Sauvignon 2007)… read the rest of “Andeluna Cellars, Mendoza, Argentina”