Christmas Cant Come Soon Enough!
The drinks industry is not looking forward to a very merry Christmas with many predicting the worst for ten years as the off trade retailers slash champagne prices by fifty per cent, and Christmas on trade bookings are down by sixty per cent versus last year Have people suddenly stopped drinking, and has the drink responsibly message from government finally got through, or are there sectors still in growth

Chardonnay Wine
Chardonnay is the world's most popular white wine grape. Chardonnay wine's homeland is the Burgundy region of France, where it produces sublime, complex Chardonnay table wines (in Champagne and elsewhere it provides the base for many of the world's best sparkling wines), but it also flourishes in California, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and South Africa.

Chardonnay – A Versatile Little Grape
Chardonnay is an extremely versatile grape, taking on the characteristics of the soil and climate from where it is grown. But this often causes confusion amongst wine drinkers who think that there is only one style of Chardonnay and therefore that every bottle will taste similar, if not the same. In this article, we look to clear up any misunderstandings surrounding the grape and describe the full variety of styles of Chardonnay available.

Wine - The Old Debate, New Versus Old
Since New world wines began being exported in the 1980's the debate has raged about what is better, new versus old The argument today is not as strong as it was thirty years ago, but it still exists