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Let’s face it, wine is surrounded by an air of snobbery. Wine connoisseurs look down their noses at mass market brands such a Blossom Hill and their consumers, while those not in the know write off wine buffs as upper class, up tight toffs. Can we not find some middle ground? There is an emerging school of thought generated from cookery shows such as BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen, that wine as… read the rest of “Come Wine with Me”

It’s not too long to wait for the jamboree of world football!   Here at Classic Wine Direct, we thought we’d get into the spirit of things too by suggesting a preferred vintage for each of the qualifying nations that has a tradition of viticulture.   There will be a part two to come and in future posts we might cover Brazil, but since they’ve won just about everything going it seems… read the rest of “World Cup Spirit! (Part One)”

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!!”

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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”

Although common sense tells us that the temperature at which we serve a drink will affect the impact on our taste buds, many people still insist on chilling white wine to just above freezing point. Domestic fridges operate at around 4ºC and at this point your average bottle of chardonnay will taste, well, simply “cold”.

Sula produce exquisite modern wines of International standard. They are situated in the Nashik highlands near Mumbai which is India’s largest grape-growing region. The main idea came from Stanford graduate Rajeev Samant who quit his high-tech job in the Silicon valley. He has teamed up with some top wine makers making Sula Inida’s premium wine brand.

Associated wines and awards include:

International Wine Challenge 2009 Commended medal… read the rest of “Sula Wines, Nashik, India”

Angelos Iatrides is one of the most talented winemakers working in Europe. This ultra modern winery is located in the cool highlands of Amyndeo in northern Greece and uses using the latest winemaking techniques to produce Greek wines of a world class quality from French and indigenous Greek varietals. Makis Mavridis (third generation skilled grape grower) andAngelos Iatridis believe in making wines that brings out the true characteristics of… read the rest of “Ktima Alpha Estate, Amyndeo, Greece”

Evangelos Geravassiliou and Vassilis Tsaktsalis are two of the best white wine makers in Greece and in charge of running one the newest estates in the country. The wines are cutting edge and world-class. The vineyards are based in Kavala, the second largest city in the north of Greece, where the excellent soil and microclimate provide long growing seasons. Biblia Chora grow a wide variety of vines ranging from… read the rest of “Biblia Chora, Kavala, Greece”

This winery is producing some of the most cutting edge wines in Spain and is the ultra-modern face of Rioja. Until recently, the latest generation of the Martinez family (Jose Maria) decided to change from just growing grapes to making wine. He constructed a modern cellar (and the first bioclimatic winery in Europe) and set about making fabulous modern wines from his families’ old vineyards (40-80 year old vines!)… read the rest of “Bodegas Martinez, Rioja, Spain”

Two of the leading lights in the Navarra winemaking scene José Maria Fraile and Alicia Eyaralar are the leading roles in this exciting new project called Tandem. Totally committed to making the best wines in the region, Tandem is the perfect example of the “New-wave” Spain that we seek. The vineyards are located in the heart of the Yerri Valley in the sub-region known as Tierra Estella in North… read the rest of “Tandem, Navara, Spain”