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Warning must be 18 or over and taken with a glass of wine the opinions of the wine guy do not neccessarily reflect the opinion of Wine-Works even if we do agree.

  • English fizz ‘more energetic’ than Champagne

    We have long been supporters of English Fizz and feature fine examples in many of our tasting events as well as drinking it! Although we don't yet feature any wines produced by Digby (we will sample some shortly!), we found this recent article from Drinks Business more that just a…
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  • DEPARDIEU: ‘I drink 14 bottles of wine a day’

    Can someone please do the maths and let us know just how many units per week he consumes? Not being a medical professional Wine Guy reckons that he should be dead by now, and at the very least dead drunk on a daily basis if he consumes even one half…
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  • It’s Official! Women are better tasters than men.

    Not that this is new to those of us who make our living in the Wine Trade. However, Wine Guy read the article (follow link below) to learn of any new additional evidence but has the distinct impression that it was an advert for Sensory Science Testing.....never! Comments as usual…
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  • Cambridge scoop Varsity wine tasting title

    Wine Guy noticed this snippet of news the other day which reminded him of his own University days, well almost that is, but with one major difference.....he didn't drink wine at that time, never mind blind tasting!  However, as a student who excelled in all matters related to brewing', he…
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  • Wine Recognised as Part of French Cultural Heritage

    A Government commission in France recently ranked wine as an essential part of France's cultural heritage and an amendment is currently awaiting approval from the Senate. The campaign to have wine officially recognised as part of France’s “cultural and gastronomic” heritage has been long running and the cause taken up…
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  • What’s the link between classical music and fine wine?

    Wine Guy read the following article by Graziano Alderighi and it got him to wondering, what are the wine matches for the many other music  genres? For instance, what would you drink while listening to rock, blues, metal, folk, country and the myriad of music styles out there? Wine Guy has…
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  • You Can Put Red Wine In Your Hot Chocolate

    Red wine in Hot Chocolate? Really?Wine Guy learned of this phenomenon over this Christmas period, but has yet to try the concoction. He is a big fan of matching wines and chocolate but not sure if he would recommend this, but if anyone has a decent recipe, or has actually…
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  • Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve!!

    Wine Guy was flicking through the telly this damp Sunday morning only to notice that the multi award winning Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve was being reviewed on Channel Four's 'Sunday Brunch', and to great acclaim! Having tasted and consumed more than his fair share of this top fizz our Wine…
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  • Can China really help solve any world wine shortage?

    Wine Guy knows of many colleagues in the Wine and Spirits Trade who have been aggressively pursuing wine and spirit sales growth in China, and they have been tremendously successful! The £ and $ are rolling in with the Chinese drinking better wines and more of them. Is Chinese consumption…
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  • World Wine Shortage?

    According to a recent BBC report amongst others we're now facing a wine shortage. Surely this can't be true....Wine Guy may have to moderate his consumption. Follow link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24746539
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  • Wine Duty Fraud

    Wine Guy read this article in Harper's Weekly with great interest. Follow the link below. Do we think that our alcohol taxes are too high, and if so why can't the Government lower them to an acceptable level, or even on a par with our Continental neighbours? Wine Guy remembers…
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  • Wine-Works E-Shoppe Now Launched!!

    The Wine Guy is delighted to announce that the Wine-Works E-Shoppe is now up and running. We are offering over 1000 fantastic wines, most of which are not available anywhere else! And before you ask, we have indeed tasted every single wine...a tough job we know but The Wine Guy…
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