Monthly Archives: November 2010

Digital wine lists are cropping up in restaurants all over the world as restaurants have began storing their wine lists on iPads. Like traditional wine lists, the iPads are handed out to diners.

The New York Times interviewed a number of restaurateurs who have been experimenting with transferring their traditional wine menus to the digital platform, the paper claims the device has lead to a 10% rise in wine sales. Continue reading →

By The Glass® were lucky enough to attend ‘The Wine Show’ held at Olympia, London, last week. With hundreds of wonderful wines to taste we were in our element!

We enjoyed watching Jose Pizarro create delicious tapas dishes to match certain wines and we even managed to sneak a taste of a couple of the delicious dishes. Continue reading →

Temperature is probably the most crucial factor to appreciate any wine at its optimum best. Glass style, food and environmental conditions all play a part but serve your wine at the wrong temperature and it just will not develop to its true potential.

Generally speaking white wine is served colder than red – there are exceptions of course and it can also be a matter of personal preference. Continue reading →

When the clocks went back an hour on Sunday, Winter arrived! I’m not sure if people elsewhere in the UK felt the same, but I can speak for everybody living ‘Up North’ that this past week has been wet, dark and miserable!

So it’s a good job we have the fun and frolics of Bonfire Night at the weekend to look forward to! Toffee apples, pie and peas, parkin and bonfire toffee! Continue reading →

The guilt free drinking guide is available to buy this week. A book which refutes the theory that alcohol consumption is bad for people’s health has been published to ensure “peace of mind” to moderate drinkers.

“Guilt-Free Drinking: Why a diet including wine, beer and spirits in moderation is NOT bad for your health” is said to use scientific research to prove its theories. Continue reading →