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Ch Musar - A Great Dish to complement A Great Wine [click for more detail] The cult Lebanese wine, Chateau Musar, is an exotic Bordeaux-type wine with cedar and cinnamon spice aromas. As with a good claret, you need the right food to fully enjoy this fabulous wine. Here is our tip for a classic accompaniment....... BORDEAUX 2009 - A TRULY GREAT VINTAGE? [click for more detail] Early reports, and conversations we have had with reliable sources in Bordeaux, indicate 2009 is going to be a vintage to rival the great 2000 and maybe even 2005. So it is likely to be a good vintage in which to invest. ENGLISH WINES ARE MAKING THEIR MARK [Click for more detail] For a variety of reasons, English wines are showing better and better, and some sparkling wines such as Nyetimber [Sussex] are truly of international standard and even World-class. RISING STARS: New Zealand; Chile & Argentina (Click for more detail) For some time now, Divine Fine Wines has picked out New Zealand;Chile and Argentina as the main countries to watch in the New World. We are pleased to see that wine awards and trade figures appear to be confirming this. SCREW CAP CLOSURES (Click here to read more) Screw cap closures are increasingly replacing traditional corks, particularly in Australia and New Zealand. Do n't be fooled into thinking that a screw cap closure indicates a cheaper wine - you would be completely wrong. Other synthetic closures, such as plastic, are usually inferior and often indicate a lower quality wine. But screw caps are now being used by many of the best wineries in Australia and New Zealand - including the Worldwide-acclaimed Voyager and Palliser Estates, whose wines are among our best. Were you born in a good vintage? (Click for more detail) Here’s a quick run down for those born in the Sixties. If you are older / younger, and would like to know, please get in touch and we will get back to you. Incidentally, 1955 and 1959 were both magnificent years. Simple Wine Storage Tips (click for more detail) Wine storage is a science in itself, and yet many keen drinkers make fundamental mistakes. The following tips are just a basic guide, but may help you avoid a major disappointment when you open that special bottle that you've long been looking forward to....... Why Red Wines benefit your Heart (Click for more detail) Increasingly, medical opinion favours modest consumption of red wine, as an aid to maintaining a healthy heart. By "modest" we mean a glass or two a day, but please discuss with your doctor if in doubt. |