Loire Wine Tours

Grainger’s Wine Blog

Simon — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:36:47 +0000

Simon's Wine blog – Wine Styles. So we continue with our wine styles with the last of the dry white wine styles. These are the aromatic white wines which have the most identifyable scents and flavours. The grape varieties of … Continue reading →

Wine Blog – How do you drink your fizzy?

Simon — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:22:54 +0000

My wine blog today is all about drinking bubbly. What type of glass do you us for yours? Well according to researchers it tastes better drunk from a flute than from a wide saucer glass.

Wine Blog – Wine Styles

Simon — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:04:08 +0000

So far we have looked at red wines. Firstly the light and fruity style followed by the Medium bodied red wines.

GFWineblog – Wine Styles

Simon — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:01:16 +0000

Simon’s blog today is our second look at the wine styles that help to determine the selection of wine from its aromas and how it taste in the mouth. After the light and frutiy wines comes a medium bodied wine … Continue reading →

GFWine Blog – WIne styles

Simon — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:03:30 +0000

Simon’s wine blog today is about wine styles or at least the start of a number of blogs I will make on the different styles of wine. These styles depend on grape variety, vinification methods and ageing. We will start … Continue reading →

Simon’s Wine Blog – Inspecting Sparkling WIne

Simon — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:50:23 +0000

My blog today is about getting to know sparkling wine and how to judge its quality. When you pour out a glass of sparkling it has to be a tall flute as a wide glass spoils the wine’s effervescence. … Continue reading →

Simon’s Wine Blog – Wine touring

Simon — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:28:44 +0000

Guess what my blog is all about today. Yes the second grape of the central Loire from Angers to Touraine. Its called Chenin Blanc the most versatile grape in the world bar none. Our wine tours It makes dry crisp … Continue reading →

Simon’s wine blog – half day wine tours

Simon — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:09:40 +0000

My blog today is all about our half day wine tours of the central area of the Loire Valley between Angers and Tours where you are able to sample a full range of wine styles you would not believe possible … Continue reading →

Simon’s Wine Blog – Manoir de Gourin

Simon — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:16:07 +0000

My blog today is about the delights of wine touring in the Loire valley. To me the most beautiful part of France to behold and one that you should visit not just if you are sampling the wines but most … Continue reading →

Wine Blog – Croatia Wines

Simon — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:00:55 +0000

The wine blog today is all about Croatian wine. Croatia has a history dating back to the Greeks settlers, and their wine production on the southern Dalmation islands of Vis, Hvar and Korcula some 2,500 years ago. Like other old world wine producers, many traditional grape … Continue reading →