life style - "wine"

Most ordinary wine shops group their bottles by country, forcing customers to browse through scores of French, Australian or Italian wines before locating their libation of choice.

Fine wines in many leading UK stores including Fortnum and Mason and Harvey Nichols are kept at temperatures far higher than recommended, Decanter reveals next month.

It would seem I'm a Merlot - according to one of those 'fun for a few seconds' internet blog-things. We can blame 1WineDude for setting this one off. He turns out to be a Sauvignon Blanc, while Rob over at The wine Conversation is a Pinot Gris. Bit miffed at being a Merlot, if truth be told, if only because of the 'greasy pizza' reference. I'm sure I can do better than that!Mind you everything else is pretty accurate! :-)You Are MerlotSmooth, confident, and popular - you're the type most likely to order wine for the whole group.You seem to breeze through life on your intuition and wit. And no one seems to mind!You're comfortable in any social situation you find yourself in, and you never feel outclassed.And while you live a charmed life, you never let it go to your head. You are truly down to earth and a great friend.Deep down you are: Balanced and matureYour partying style: Surprisingly wild... when you let loose, you really let looseYour company is enjoyed best w

It has been awhile since anything was heard of the Unwins debacle - the collapse of the 400 store, 150 year old, wine chain was a major story back in 2006 and covered here as things developed. It has now been reported that an un-named former director of Unwins has received a court order to answer questions regarding the 'alleged transfer of takings to Devereux Montague'. This was the private equity firm that brought Unwins nine months before it collapsed. KPMG, the companies administrator, is considering legal action against Devereux Montague director Philip Cook and will allow creditors to decide on the situation. Creditors include HM Revenue & Customs (owed £16.1 million in unpaid taxes), Diageo (owed £2 million), and Inbev (owed £2.6 million) with the unsecured creditors (owed £16 million) unlikely to see any money at all.

Tom Shelton, the former head of Joseph Phelps Winery and champion of the Napa Valley appellation, has died aged 55.

Wine experts like to debate whether Northern California chardonnay makers manipulate their juice too much, putting in too much wood and butter tastes - especially in their more expensive wines.

The E Minor Shiraz from Australia's Barossa Valley is a medium-bodied, spicy Shiraz that boasts big cherry and juicy plum flavors. There is heat and pepper on the...

Wine Pick: 2006 Joseph Drouhin Laforet Borgogne Chardonnay $10

There are some serious, potentially profound dry whites from Bordeaux, which takes almost literally the jocular maxim that the first duty of wine is to be red.

Dick Faltz is, as his wife Christine says, a passionate learner. After all, only a passionate learner would come back from a vacation in Germany's wine country with an interest so fierce it would drive him to ...