Beautiful spot in Tuscany! It is Villa Cerni, an old monastery from the 11th century where the monks at the time looked after the surrounding vineyards. Text:
Category: LEISURE
No glass container!
Funny really, that after emptying a bottle of wine, we throw it in the bottle bank. Whereas beer bottles are already collected within a
Out of your easy chair!
Tasting wine and learning something too, we'd sign up for it. At basic level for fun, or for an SDEN diploma (nationally recognised) or WSET diploma (international
Wine Design
Whether you want to impress your guests or just give your own wine ritual some extra sparkle, these wine gadgets are a must-have. From
Recommended: books
In every edition WINELIFE tips you the best books Image: Unsplash, supplied ON CHAMPAGNE In bubble edition 92 of WINELIFE, a book about champagne may be featured
Licence to drink: Bordeaux a la Bond
'Shaken, not stirred.' They are James Bond's iconic words as he orders his Dry Martini. Just as 007 opts for precision-made
How do you become that, a South African star wine?
Being listed as a winery, winemaker or wine in an international guide gives you extra status. One of the benefits is that you can get more
ABC: Everything But Champagne
At WINELIFE we love champagne, but this tasting is all about the sparkling wines that, for once, do not come from those
'Sometimes the flûte is too brutal'
With the uncorking of the heavy, protective bottle, champagne's bubbles are given free rein. In a narrow, tall glass, they can settle nicely to
'My grandfather did what nature can't'
Lucie Pereyre can enthusiastically recount the first wine her grandfather created. Not only did he shake up the Champagne region by using unconventional methods,