July 2009

Pebbles Project becomes charity of choice for Lovethatwine.co.uk

Wed, 07/29/2009 - 13:57 — Love that wine

Lovethatwine.co.uk has teamed up with Pebbles, a South African charity that supports some of the most disadvantaged children connected to the wine trade.

Whilst the majority of us enjoy the pleasures of wine, the poorest communities can sometimes be affected by alcohol in some way.

That is why Lovethatwine.co.uk is urging its readers to support the charity through personal or company donations, fundraising activities or Sponsor a Child programmes.Read more

Ridgeview wines commended by House of Lords

Wed, 07/29/2009 - 13:47 — Love that wine

English wine producer scoops ‘Best Sparkling Wine in England’

By Shirley Kumar, Editor

English sparkling wine producer, Ridgeview has won yet another award and this time it’s the ‘Best Sparkling Wine in England’ and ‘Winemaker of the Year 2009’.

The Robert’s family, led by father and son winemaking team Mike and Simon Roberts, were delighted with their achievements after receiving their trophies at the House of Lords Ceremonial lunch hosted by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.Read more

Red wine improves women’s sexual desire

Wed, 07/29/2009 - 11:05 — Love that wine

A glass of red wine found to increase sex drive in women

By Shirley Kumar, Editor

Italian researchers have concluded that levels of sexual desire were higher in women who were moderate drinkers of red wine than in their counterparts who preferred other alcoholic drinks, or were teetotal.Read more

Champagne Hen Weekends

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 11:38 — Love that wine

Crack open a bottle of Champagne in France’s heritage city of Reims

Blushing brides to be can celebrate their last days of freedom with the girls in the Champagne region of France.

Specialist tour operator, Grape Escapes, is offering a weekend of fun and frolics in the heritage city of Reims that will include tastings at some of the region’s most prestigious Champagne Houses and tours of their vast underground wine cellars.Read more

Take a wine tour around the Beaujolais region

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 11:33 — Love that wine

The region’s twelve appellations open their doors to visitors with the launch of a new tourist wine route

By Shirley Kumar, Editor

Situated in eastern France, next to Lyon, and dubbed France’s gastronomic city, Beaujolais has always been blessed with hot summers and mild springs and autumns, making it an all season destination. But now visitors can not only ramble in the woodlands or boat on the lakes but can sample a plethora of different wines across the region thanks to the launch of a new tourist wine route.Read more

Women’s Institute embarks on food and wine matching challenge

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 11:24 — Love that wine

The voluntary women’s organisation takes up the Beaujolais challenge

Do you struggle to find the perfect wine match for your evening meal? Do you spend ages in the supermarket aisle worrying about selecting an appropriate wine for your dinner party? This was the challenge set for 15 Women’s Institute members from across England.

The WI groups visited Leiths School of Food and Wine, the prestigious cookery school, in West London to test out the theory of food and Beaujolais matching.Read more

£20 off Organic Wines at Vintage Roots

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 15:11 — Love that wine

Discover a world a top quality organic wines and drinks from award-winning wine merchant Vintage Roots.

www.lovethatwine.co.uk has teamed up with Vintage Roots to offer all our subscribers a £20 discount when you spend £75 at www.vintageroots.co.uk. Simply quote the code LOVEV on the newly re-launched website to receive your discount.Read more

Competition: Win a wine tasting session at the York Food and Drink Festival

Wed, 07/22/2009 - 14:09 — Love that wine

What better way to spend a summer's evening than tasting a selection of wines from some of the world's best wine producers? We have two pairs of tickets to the Wine Fair at the York Food and Drink Festival up for grabs.

Taking place on Saturday 26th September, from 6-9pm, the Wine Fair is one of the highlights of the York Food and Drink Festival. Pick up a glass and stroll round different wine suppliers, sampling up to eight wines on each stand. For those who want to learn a little bit more, choose to take a ‘master-class’ to help improve your tasting technique.Read more

Dubai airport sells world’s rarest wines

Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:15 — Love that wine

Pick up a bottle of wine for a mere £7,000

Dubai International Airport’s new fine wine and spirits shop is to sell some of the world’s rarest wines in the world – duty free.

The wines in ‘Le Clos’, located in Terminal 3, include Château Petrus 1947 (£7,625), Château Cheval Blanc 1961 in magnum (£9,607) and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2005 (£16,945).Read more

Enjoy a glass of Rose d'Anjou at the National Portrait Gallery

Mon, 07/20/2009 - 10:12 — Love that wine

Visitors to the National Portrait Gallery in London can enjoy a refreshing glass of Rosé d’Anjou as they stroll around the latest exhibition to hit the gallery, Gay Icons.

The exhibition, running from the 2 July until 18 October, explores gay social and cultural history through the personal insights of ten high profile gay figures who have selected their historical and modern icons.

The selectors including, Waheed Alli, Alan Hollinghurst, Elton John, Jackie Kay, Billie- Jean King, Ian McKellen, Chris Smith, Ben Summerskill, Sandi Toksvig and Sarah Waters, chose six icons who they personally regard as being inspirational to them.Read more

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July 2009