This blog began as a record of taking the WSET Diploma, during which I studied and explored wines and spirits made all around the world. Having passed the Diploma and become a WSET Certified Educator, the blog has become much more: a continual outlet for my passion for the culture of wine, spirits, and beer.
I aim to educate in an informal, enlightening, and engaging manner. As well as maintaining this blog to track my latest enthusiasms, I provide educational tastings for restaurants and for private groups. Details can be found on the website, and collaborations are welcome.
Wine is my primary interest and area of expertise and this blog aims to immerse the reader in the history of wine, to understand why wine tastes like it does, and to explore all the latest news. At the same time, beer and spirits will never be ignored.
For the drinker, whether casual or professional, today is a good time to be alive.
All tagged new zealand
Lakes directly affect the growing conditions of many wine regions in Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, the US, Canada, and New Zealand for instance. They often make ripening possible in otherwise cool climates and they have also played an important role in the formation of soil types and the aspect of the slopes surrounding them. And they’re usually important tourist destinations, which has also shaped the development of local wines. Listen to the podcast on patreon.com to learn more!
The Pacific Ocean’s name comes from “peaceful”—and often it is, cooling the warm climates of California and Chile. But it can be violent too, bringing in rain, cyclones, and tsunamis from earthquakes. The largest ocean in the world with around 25,000 islands, it influences wine regions in many different ways.
