By Nick Adams, Master of Wine. As part of the occasional series of Blogs under the banner “Off The Beaten Track” I come to one which might just be about in the deepest elephant grass for many wine drinkers – Madeira. And what makes this such a paradox is that – pre Covid – nearly 500,000…
By Nick Adams, Master of Wine. The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s new report (summary) has sent reverberations around the world and set politicians and scientists into an understandable frenzy. For weeks now details have been well publicised of the excessive and unprecedented temperatures in both the Western USA and Canada. And just recently Italy (Sicily) recorded…
By Nick Adams, Master of Wine Next in the series of blogs on star winemakers behind some of the Wine Trust selection, we look at one of the greatest winemakers in one of the most traditional of all regions – The Douro and Port. In the world famous Port production region of The Douro the…
by Master of Wine, Nick Adams. This blog has nothing to do with the physical construction of the said item, but how anyone can put together a collection of wine and enjoy the benefits from this exercise. And it gives me the chance to outline a new development with WineTrust and the web site offering…
By Nick Adams, Master of Wine So often the dancing partner with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot produces an array of wine styles at all prices. And to put this into context, paradoxically, it is the main grape behind the most expensive Bordeaux wines of the whole region. A grower’s favourite, but it has not always commanded…
By Nick Adams, Master of Wine Behind all the wines on the WineTrust list are real people making hands on wines in a creative, expert, and passionate manner. I thought it would be good to start an occasional series of blogs highlighting some of the revered personalities that make these fantastic beverages. In the modern…
By Nick Adams, Master of Wine. It is estimated that 90% of all wines produced are made, bottled, and consumed within 2 years. Here the value of the wines’ styles is all about freshness and fruit and immediate (primary) flavours and pleasure. For a relative handful of wines, the opposite is true – these examples…
By Nick Adams, Master of Wine Cabernet Sauvignon vies with Merlot as the most widely planted black grape in the world. It is also a variety which causes many wine drinkers to purr with expectation and deference. It is the bedrock of most of the left bank Bordeaux and anyone lucky enough to have tasted top…
