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...

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...

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...

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...

Why are there so many fish restaurants by the sea? Think about that for a second and you’ll soon feel your knee-jerk response quickly...

Sensory Self Discovery: The Art of Re-Emergence Sensory deprivation has become the norm these last few months. The sensory overload of...

Puzzles, books and (not-naff) wine gadgetry? And not a pair of socks in sight. Here are my recommendations for Dad-worthy Father's Day...

With everything going on, and conscious of what a white world wine is (#winesowhite) I was moved to do some research into...

Breaky Bottom is to blame for converting my nonchalant interest in English fizz into a fully-blown love affair. On a June weekend in...

Planning a drive up the Pacific Coast Highway? Here is my small, but perfectly formed, tried and tested address book for places to add to...