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Portugal’s Top White Wines Tasting
The Independent Winegrowers’ Association of Portugal (IWA) hosted a tasting of 61 of Portugal’s Top White Wines on 3 rd June. These wines were selected by a panel of experts headed by Charles Metcalfe. The wines hailed from 12 regions of Portugal and contained 31 different grape varieties. Luís Pato, IWA chairman said “Our aim was to demonstrate that Portuguese white wines can rival the reds for which we are currently better known.”
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Two Italian summer wines FromVineyardsDirect.com
Bookish online wine retailer www.fromvineyardsdirect.com has added two new fresh and fruity Italian chapters to their expanding portfolio. The entrepreneurial duo behind the scenes at FVD towers, Esme Johnstone and David Campbell, chose these two wines after blind tasting more than 100 wines from 15 wine growing regions in Italy. T he two new wines are Boirà 2006 Organic SANGIOVESE | Italy: Marche and Collalbrigo Brut Prosecco |Italy: Prosecco .
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Zuccardi launch Argentine balloon rides
Familia Zuccardi introduces the new initiative called "Let's Fly" to maximise the winery’s expanding tourist programme. "Let's Fly" allows winery visitors the chance to taste the Zuccardi’s sparkling wines high above the breathtaking scenery of their Mendoza’s vineyards. The Zuccardi’s own hot air balloon takes visitors to a maximum height of 60 meters offering those on board (eight people per trip) an unforgettable Santa Julia sparkling wine tasting aloft.
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Nothing fishy about Zuccardi Ceviches
José Alberto Zuccardi hosted a special Zuccardi Ceviche Masterclass at the newly opened Gaucho O2 to toast this year’s LIWF. The Masterclass was an in-depth look at the subtle South American art of ceviche making. For many years this South American delicacy was one of that continent’s best-kept secrets, and the Zuccardi Masterclass was an occasion to explore some very Argentine ceviches created by the Gaucho’s Executive Chef Martin Manning.
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Which Beer is Perfect for Sushi and Why?
A recent event matching beer with sushi, set out to find the top combinations, with Zatec Pils (Czech Republic) and Minted cucumber maki rolls coming out on top. The sweet barley malts provide a perfect foil for the mint in the Sushi, while the cool, refreshing taste of the mint balances with the spicy, hoppy flavours in the beer.
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HRH Prince of Wales visits Wychwood Brewery
HRH The Prince of Wales visited Oxfordshire’s Wychwood Brewery last Friday to meet the people who brew his Duchy Originals Organic Ales.
Rupert Thompson, Wychwood Brewery’s Managing Director, introduced The Prince to the Head Brewer, Jeremy Moss and the Wychwood brewing team. Also there to meet His Royal Highness were some of the hop growers and maltsters who supply Wychwood with the ingredients for their wide portfolio of beers.
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The Independent Winegrowers’ Association of Portugal
Collalbrigo Brut Prosecco |Italy: Prosecco
The Familia Zuccardi Hot Air Balloon
Martin Manning, Phil Crozier & Jose Alberto Zuccardi
Which Beer is Perfect for Sushi and Why?
HRH Prince Charles and Rupert Thompson at Wychwood Brewery.
photo:Tim Rooke/Rex Features
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