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Welcome To The Online Wine Tasting Club
This year, many locked-down home-workers, like myself, have noticed an increase in both wine consumption and visits from the postie.Continue Reading
Who Are Vignobles & Signatures?
Eagle-eyed (and elephant-memoried) readers might recall I wrote a feature on English winemaking collective Sussex Wineries a while back. Well,Continue Reading
A Direct Petit Chablis Comparison
Chablis: A wine from the Chablis region of northern France. Although it’s part of the Burgundy region, Chablis is actuallyContinue Reading
Sea Change Eco-Friendly Rosé Review
It’s always encouraging to see winemakers taking a socially and environmentally conscious stance. And, following on from my recent pieceContinue Reading
Wine For Heroes: NICE Donate Profits From 20,000 Bottles Of Malbec To NHS Charities
It feels like lockdown has made it easier than ever to think up excuses to open a bottle of wine.Continue Reading
A Brief Brit’s Guide To Canadian Wine
It’s super-tricky to find Canadian wines in the UK. In fact, in all my years, I don’t think I’ve everContinue Reading
What Is Noble Rot In Wine?
What Is Noble Rot? Noble rot: it sounds like a high-status sexually transmitted disease (the Italian translation, Muffa nobile, soundsContinue Reading
UK Wine Tours: Check Out This Welsh & English Vineyards Map & Directory
Discover all the Welsh and English vineyards that are open to the public with ace online directory Wine Cellar Door
Small Beer/Big Hit. A Small Beer Company Review
I don’t to that many beer reviews on The Wine Ninjas, but after reading through the press release from SouthContinue Reading
Wine Blending In Bordeaux, With Wine Paths And Château Pape Clément
(Pictured, my host for the mind-bending wine-blending at Château Pape Clément — modelling the Château Ninja Grand Cru Classé) Students ofContinue Reading
“I’m a full-time (ex BBC) magazine journalist with over 15 years’ experience as a writer and chief sub-editor. I also have a WSET diploma in wine and am working on my ninjutsu black belt: hence the Wine Ninja gimmick. See the About section for more info, or 
