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Wines from South America
This month we feature wines from South America. In fact, Argentina and Chile have been making wine since the 1500s, when Jesuit missionaries brought vines from Spain and France. It is only recently that quality has improved sufficiently to satisfy European tastes.
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Wines from the Rainbow Nation
In 1652 the Dutch East India Company set up a refreshment station and repair depot at the Cape of Good Hope for their merchant ships journeying between Europe, India and the Far East. Three years later, the first vineyard was planted and on 2nd February 1659 the first wine was pressed from Cape grapes. Now you can enjoy 350 years of South African wine making history at our Africa in Motion wine tasting.
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Discover Spain
Spain is one of the most visited countries in Europe by British holiday makers. According to statistics, 17 million Brits visit Spain every year, and another million or so are permanent residents. Spain, of course, is blessed with great weather all year round, has a varied gastronomy and is also a wine producing country, classed as part of the old world wine region. Read the rest of this entry »
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