What makes a wine vegan? Isn't it just...grapes? Yes - and no. One of the great anomalies of wine is that despite being a food or...

So you want to look like a wine "expert", even though being handed the wine list makes you break out in a cold sweat? Maybe you want to...

This is not a post for Rome virgins. On your first visit, you have to pay your dues. Itineraries planned, tickets pre-booked. That bucket...

Only 1.5 hours from Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula is a brilliant option for a day of wine tasting thanks to its compactness, focus and...

How to prepare your palate for Diploma tasting exam - some practical advice and exam-day hacks to help you feel prepared and in control.

1. Heathcliff A swarthy, formidable hero of exotic origins; brooding, earthy and untamed. The Lebanese icon has always been produced with...

This was an 'I-can't-be-bothered-to-go-to-the-shop' riff on Ottolenghi's 'Celeriac and Lentils with Hazelnuts and Mint' and I think works...

This fragrant and rich curry is perfect for off-dry fragrant whites like Riesling and Alsace Pinot Gris. The secret is not to hold back...

All your Christmas gifting needs sorted! Each of these will arrive tissue-wrapped and presented in Flexi-Hex Honeycomb recyclable bottle...

Updated Jan 2025. If you've come here because you're panicking about the WSET D3 module, I've got you. Take a deep breath and just know,...

Wine is an integral part of any wedding celebration in our western culture. It also represents one of the biggest variable costs in the...

For a period of time over February this year, it was impossible to get hold of feta cheese. Did you notice? I certainly did. I had seen...

A warming, deeply moreish Lamb recipe and a great twist on the usual Easter Lamb roast for your Easter Sunday lunch. This will warm your...

The last live event that Vignette Wine hosted in 2020, before the pandemic hit, was an #International Women's Day celebration of women...

A real Sicilian classic, you can barely go wrong with this recipe which is pure, indulgent comfort food. The name comes from the opera...

Capers, these spicy, pungent little buds are commonly found in Sicilian cooking, seeing as they are cultivated on the island of...

One morning while anchored up in a bay on the island of Vulcano, we were greeted by the sight of a fishing boat offering us to buy some...

Sacre Bleu! You forgot to put a bottle of wine in the fridge earlier! Here are my tips for cooling wine down pronto...

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO ASK ABOUT NATURAL WINE So now that we've dealt with some of the claims of Cameron Diaz's new Avaline "Clean...

Last week Cameron Diaz and her business partner Katherine Power launched a ‘clean’ wine brand: Avaline. “Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power...