Brian Elliott is an established wine journalist, taster, judge and writer with a weekly column in Scottish newspapers.
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The days of a “job for life” have gone. However, individuals and traditional crafts often both benefit from the positive effects career switching can bring.
Hard to credit I know but the 2014 southern hemisphere grape harvest is now just weeks away – and could even begin this month in
Last century saw major upheavals in the Chilean way of life, especially during the Allende and Pinochet regimes. There has, however, also been a quieter
The red carpet has been rolled out and the trophies are waiting on the stage. All is now ready for this quarter’s Spectrum Seal of
Despite – or, perhaps, because of – our parents’ generation’s love affair with sweetness, dessert wines attract depressingly little interest these days. Far from being
For something closely linked with pleasure, it is amazing just how much anxiety wine decisions can generate. Will I, for example, look (literally) a plonker
It’s time folks for more Spectrum Seal of Approval awards; my quarterly quest for High Street wines that punch significantly above their price point. My
Although the basic 80 per cent of winemaking is undoubtedly science – art and artistry is, surely, the sherpa for the final ascent from good
Judging by the example set by its wine producers, it was no surprise to see Portugal shaking free from its international financial bailout last month.
WHEN Innis & Gunn released its first beer in 2003, the rich vanilla and toffee flavours it had derived from oak ageing had an immediate
