Eastern promise at the Bergsig Estate Jon Atkinson profiles a multi-award-winning South African winery with conservation and sustainability at its heart SOUTH AFRICA HAS A PROUD WINEMAKING heritage dating back well over 400 years. This, coupled with its predominantly Mediterranean climate (at least in the main wine lands area around Cape Town), ... Read More...
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Divided by the Andes Jon Atkinson shares his favourites from South America’s two wine-producing powerhouses I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH to have visited both Chile and Argentina on a couple of occasions when on wine trips – the first time I went, we flew with Varig which tells you how long ago ... Read More...
Ferrandière Vignobles Jon Atkinson profiles a historic French estate which offers plenty of bang for your buck I DON’T THINK I HAVE FOCUSSED any of my columns thus far on a single estate, but this one intrigues me; Domaine Ferrandière is a 100-hectare estate at Aigues-Vives which is due east of the ... Read More...
Viva Veneto! Jon Atkinson travels to Italy’s most prolific wine region for his latest selections ONE OF ITALY’S 20 ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS, Veneto makes up a fair chunk of the north-east of the country – stretching from its capital Venice in the east across to Verona in the west. Although wine is produced throughout ... Read More...
‘Try’ January Jon Atkinson invites you to explore some unfamiliar options with his latest selections LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE, I suspect, I’m wondering just where 2023 went? However, 2024 is definitely here and it’s January – in my humble opinion a godforsaken month, that some people opt to make even more ... Read More...
Feliz Rioja! Jon Atkinson shares his favourites from Spain’s finest wine-producing region FELIZ RIOJA IS A MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION of all things Rioja in November. Organised by Rioja Wine UK, it aims to increase awareness and raise the profile of Spain’s pre-eminent wine-growing region, particularly looking ahead to the festive season which is ... Read More...
Rhône rangers WineTime Liverpool's Jon Atkinson visits one of the world’s most ancient wine-growing regions for his latest picks OF ALL OF THE CLASSIC WINE REGIONS in France, the Rhône Valley is the one visited most frequently by the WineTime household. This is primarily because we love the wines of course, but ... Read More...
Discovering vegan and vegetarian wines WineTime’s Jon Atkinson explores this fast-growing market and recommends four bottles for you to try I’VE READ THAT THE INEXORABLE RISE in the popularity of veganism has slowed a little of late. It’s not that people have given up on it, but there is often something of ... Read More...
Rosé wines for summer sippin’ Jon Atkinson from leading Liverpool wine merchants WineTime introduces some delicious rosés to be enjoyed well-chilled and al fresco IT WASN’T THAT LONG AGO that many UK imbibers looked down their noses at rosé, but they have long been popular around Europe, particularly in Mediterranean countries. However, rosé ... Read More...