A cast of wine bloggers, digerati, Tool fans and film distributors gathered at London’s Royal Society of Arts on Wednesday night for the UK premiere of the new wine documentary ‘Blood Into Wine’. The event represented this blog’s first foray into event hosting and things were looking a bit hairy when, with less than an [...]
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WineOfTheWeek wields its political influence
We here at WineOfTheWeek wear our political allegiances on our sleeves. There is no hiding our full commitment to the first political party that will ban supermarkets from selling wine while simultaneously forcing Blossom Hill and Ernest & Gallo to remove the label ‘wine’ from all their products. As a single interest group, getting a [...]
Calling all UK wine bloggers, tweeters, diggers…
I’m chuffed to announce that WineOfTheWeek will be hosting the UK premiere of the new wine documentary Blood Into Wine next week at a secret central London location. I’m doubly chuffed to confirm the attendance of the film’s producer, Chris “Topper” McDaniel, who has agreed to do a Q&A after the screening. WineOfTheWeek wants as [...]
5 iPad wine apps reviewed and rated
The iPad has been out in the world for a couple of months now so we thought it time to make an early assessment of the first wave of wine apps to hit the iTunes store. Let’s start be saying that “best” is an extremely relative term when it comes to describe the early contenders. [...]
Fizz and Chips? Krug offers a different kind of meal deal
Champagne house Krug has teamed up with a gourmet London pub to offer the magnificent combination of Champagne and Fish & Chips. I was first introduced to the phenomenon of Fizz and Chips when I worked at The Wine Society. Invited to an impromptu lunch with the Society’s wine buyers I was taken aback to [...]
Hello Campers! It’s Hi-De-Hi Fine Wine
When I was a young boy, I was haunted by the antics of Ruth Madoc in Hi-De-Hi (see picture). Images of Miss Madoc as Gladys Pugh ensured that the WineOfTheWeek family never visited a British Holiday Camp. However, it seems that WOTW is now being seduced by budget holiday company Butlins after the holiday chain [...]
Viagra: Stiff competition for Champagne?
‘Champagne’s stiffest competition comes not from Prosecco, Cava or English sparkling wine – but from Viagra.’ This was how Decanter reported the story of Pierre Emmunel Tattinger’s speech at the recent Reuters Global Luxury Summit. What a wonderful use of an adjective. Top marks! Taittinger is always good for a quote or two and here’s [...]
“Hey Mr Sommelier, Here’s one I bought with me…”
A few years ago I tried to take my own bottle of wine into a restaurant in Primrose Hill, London. I was celebrating the launch of a new wine website and wanted something special to drink. Being a rational kind of fellow, I explained the situation to the manager of the restaurant and said that [...]
The new iPhone demands new Wine Apps. NOW!!
Amid the plethora of articles reviewing iPhone wine apps (of which Jonathan Ray’s is but the latest), one question has remained unasked. Where are the wine producers? We have apps that allow you to scan barcodes, apps that allow you to search and rate wines and apps that allow you to inventory your cellar. But [...]
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