Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 6th November 2013:
The Languedoc-Roussillon might be full of avant-garde winemakers but it’s also filled with historic sites with vineyards that can be traced as far back as the 12th Century to the Cistercian movement. These days they are often family owned estates where wine is just a small part of the property.
But if you like history and culture with your glass of wine, here are five stops you must not miss:
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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 1st November 2013:
Earlier this year I wrote about the innovations in the Languedoc-Roussillon and how it was a wine region to watch out for if you’re looking for great wines at great prices. But what if you wanted to visit the region to really get into the heart of it?
Here are four suggestions for wineries that are open to visitors and, more importantly, produces some really great wines.
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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 17th September 2013:
You may have seen in the news recently that health ministers want to take the alcohol out of our wine by re-categorising the alcoholic beverage.
At present, the minimum strength of still wine is 8.5%ABV (there are some exceptions to this) but their campaign aims to reduce this to 4.5% – closer to that of beer.
The reason? As strange as it might sound, they are concerned about the alcohol consumption of the middle classes.
But lower alcohol wines are not without benefits.
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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 4th April 2013:
Situated in the middle of the country on the eastern coast of Italy, Abruzzo really defines Southern Italian cuisine despite bordering Northern Italy.
Majority of the region is mountainous and heavily focused on agriculture but it also has a good reputation for seafood coming in from the Adriatic. Olive trees are everywhere as are vineyards but there are also some more unusual produce like chilli, saffron and liquorice.
Here is a short guide to some of the things that you must make time for in Abruzzo:
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