Wine and Spirits Infopool & Articles

Not sure what to buy your friends or relatives this Christmas? Well, why not opt for a wine gift? It’s a definite crowd pleaser, looks classy and can be bought from the comfort of your armchair, so you simply can’t go wrong with it.Buying wine gifts is easy. Just follow a few handy tips and you’ll

Tony Laithwaite – Chairman of Laithwaites, the UK’s leading independent wine merchant – has just got back from a buying trip to Italy, where he and Laithwaites buyer Thomas Woolrych decided they could happily drink nothing but Italian wine for the rest of their days! The best white wines are spectac

Aside from sending the usual gifts on Valentine's Day, ever thought about buying wine for your Valentine? Wine for your Valentine can create a romantic setting as well as complement your meal. And health experts say drinking wine has its health benefits. Find out more now!

Chile and Argentina are becoming more and more interesting as producing countries for the UK wine market. Argentina is an emerging producing nation and therefore well worth exploring. Personally I hadn’t visited either for 11 years, and so this year’s trip was a real eye-opener.

Wines have always been part of people’s culture—and even history. Even before the days of mythologies, there was already Bacchus, the god of wines. Kings and queens all over the world dined with the best wines.

A case of Mouton-Rothschild 2000 that went for around £1000 will now fetch somewhere in the region of £6000. That’s 600% growth in just 7 years, no wonder the city boys are scrambling to get their hands on good wine! This levels of growth begs the question, who is actually drinking these wines?

No matter what you may have heard elsewhere, buying good wines cheaply is easy. Simply follow these useful tips and you’ll be well on the way to finding great value wines without compromising quality.

Normally, trips to wine suppliers are very hard work (no, honestly) and the preserve of our buying team, trying to find the best cuvées at the best prices. However in February, we took a group to visit the world-renowned Champagne house of Bollinger and it turned out be a wonderful education in to w

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Tequila is one of the fastest growing industries within the past 30 years. Many people in the United States are just becoming aware of the wonderful taste that tequila can have. It is not just that terrible tequila shot that tastes like rubbing alcohol when you were a kid. Tequila has come a long

There are many myths about tequila. This article will help dispell the myths and bring out the truth about tequila.

Tequila - a fine, complex liquor that is best when sipped slowly. Traditionally it is served warm in order to appreciate its wonderful flavor. Most tequilas are served in a "caballito", a 2oz glass made exclusively for this purpose. Blanco and Reposado can be served with "sangrita", a tomato and or

Ah, the art of you can go back to the traditional method of drinking with salt, tequila,and lime, via the lick, sip consumption of a premium liquor. Who says that I have the right to tell you how you should drink your tequila. I must admit, I have tried the many different brands of Tequila. Wheth

Real Tequila can only be produced in the Tequila Region of Mexico. As the brand ‘tequila’ is controlled by the Mexican government, it must comply with the strict Mexican government regulations. To make sure that tequila is genuine it has to be produced according to the strict standards. It also mu

The process of finding the magic takes a long time. It all starts with a ripened blue agave plant. This ripening usually occurs 8 to 12 years after the seeds are planted. The leaves are then chopped away from the core of the plant by a tequila farmer, a ‘jimador’ who looks to see if the plant is

There are many areas all over the world that offer wine tasting tours. But if you want to experience the best of the best there is no better place than Tuscany. Tuscany is famous for its many available offerings, as well as its production methods. When you go on a wine tasting tour in Tuscany you