Tag: wine
- Catherine Fielden
- 24 Sep 2021
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Autumn wines to savour
As summer gradually drifts into autumn and leaves start to turn from green into a dazzling array of reds, oranges and golds, we tend to crave more textural, weightier wines with a little more spice. Rather than reaching for a light, thirst-quenching white or rosé that was just the ticket on a hot summer’s day, autumn is a great time to ...
- Catherine Fielden
- 16 Nov 2020
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The Five Biggest Wine Trends of 2020 (According to Slurp’s Valued Customers)
As we move towards the end of 2020, it’s important for us to reflect on what has caught the attention of our customers and to see if any particular trends have emerged during the course of the year. The last nine months have been unusually challenging. However, we have worked hard to evolve and ensure that we are meeting the wine ...
- Catherine Fielden
- 21 Oct 2020
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South American Wines with Altitude
In recent years, a trend has emerged where winemakers have been increasingly using the term “high-altitude” on their wine labels as a major selling point. This has especially been the case in the South American wine-producing countries of Chile and Argentina which sit on either side of the snow-capped Andes mountain range. Vines ...
- Catherine Fielden
- 10 Aug 2020
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The Crème de la Crémant
Crémant is undoubtedly one of France’s best kept secrets. While Champagne has achieved world-wide fame and status, crémant (pronounced CRAY-MONT) has fallen under the radar despite also being a French sparkling wine which is produced in the same way as Champagne. So what is crémant and what differentiates it from Champagne?
The term ...