THE GRAPEVINE Luke Richardson

Hello again! As mentioned last time, this month I’ll be looking at the southern Rhône Valley, and some more affordable wines on offer.

These are wines that are basically very close in style to some of the most famous wines around, but essentially just outside of a delineated area, or in a different region/ appellation

Côtes du Rhône comes in many guises and may be made from many different grapes - but in the southern Rhône the wines must be at least 40% grenache noir and at least 15% syrah or mourvedre

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.

Hi again all… this month I thought I would talk about the fascinating subject of pricing.

As Christmas looms closer, I thought this time around I would look at port in some depth, and how different examples pair with different styles of cheese as it is a great time of year to be up-selling this combination!

This month I thought I would talk about Chenin Blanc. Somewhat overlooked, this grape variety makes a plethora of wine styles, not too dissimilar to Chardonnay in that matter .

Hello again all! Following on from my last column, I thought this time I would look at other ways to improve sales and cashflow for when we can all finally return to serving.

Hello again! As we finally come out of the restrictions imposed upon our trade because of the dreaded virus, I thought it was a good time to talk about some sparkling wines – spring has sprung, summer is coming and hopefully we can get into a new normal with a celebratory glass of fizz.

HELLO again all! As we are now finally moving into a phased opening up period, I thought I would continue with some slightly more premium options that may entice your customers to spend a little more money, and hopefully make the long road to recovery a little shorter.