THE GRAPEVINE Luke Richardson

Luke Richardson, sommelier, talks about the Languedoc region of southern France.

Hello again all. As it starts to feel like summer again, I thought I would talk about rosé wines. Often misrepresented, a good dry rosé can be one of the most versatile and pleasurable glasses of wine available. Here I’ll talk generally about a few different styles and how they might fit in your establishments.

This time around, I thought I would change it up a bit and, instead of talking about one grape variety around the world, focus on wines just from one country – in this instance, Spain

Following on from my previous two articles, this final one on Chardonnay will cover the spiritual home of the grape – Burgundy .

Happy New Year to one and all, let us hope it gets better for our industry soon. I thought this month I would talk about some ways to help get some extra cash flow through your businesses when we can again serve a glass or two of wine to our customers, using trends in wine to your advantage.

This time around I thought I would start to talk about one of my favourite white grapes – Riesling – with some general information in this issue, and some recommended regions and styles in the nextThe Grapevine

I thought this month I would take a look at Cabernet Sauvignon – for many the king of all red grape varieties

Luke Richardson, a sommelier who has worked in a range of venues across the UK, discusses wine-based aperitifs

I thought that this time around I would have a look at the mysterious Syrah, or Shiraz, grape.