Posts by Kate Hartley

Wines from Armenia

Zorik Gharibian, the founder of Zorah Wines, is a man with a big dream – to put Armenian wines back on the global map after years of neglect. Hearing him…

Margaret River Wines

This week, I discovered that I can’t afford Margaret River wines. Or at least, not the ones I’d really love to drink. Margaret River – the pocket of land below…

Xinomavro – a Greek wine to seek out

Xinomavro – putting Greek reds back on the international stage Xinomavro (ksee-no-mav-ro) is a red grape predominantly from Naoussa in Macedonia, northern Greece. It is grown in other parts of…
Xinomavro Naoussa vines

Wines from Madeira

Madeira wine – wine with a story Wines have been grown on Madeira since the 15th century. God knows how. On first look, it’s a miracle that anything grows there.…
Wines from Madeira

Terroirs and natural wines

We visited Terroirs, the wine bar in London’s Charing Cross that specialises in natural wines, last weekend. The term natural wines is enough to send at least one member of our…

Best Christmas crackers

Crackers for whiskey or gin lovers Not strictly for wine lovers, but these Christmas crackers from Drinks by the Dram that we had at the latest wine club are fantastic. Say…
Alcoholic Christmas crackers

Wines from Piemonte, Italy

I’ve always loved Gavi wines, the lovely crisp, dry, mineral Cortese wine from Piemonte in the north-west corner of Italy, so I was really excited about focusing on Piemonte wines…
Wines from Piedmonte