Insider Tasting

The Drinking Woman’s Diet is starting 2026 with it’s own website – A Life Well Poured. read on to discover why, and how to share my healthy passion for wine.

Château La Tour de Bessan, contemporary and historic in the heart of Margaux. A perfect example of how Bordeaux can be both modern and traditional and powered by yet another dynamic woman wine maker from the region .

I have so many Bordeaux discoveries to share with you – I’ve made them into a Christmas shopping list to share, for yourself or other wine lovers on your gift list.

Can Wine tourism save wine? Perhaps not all by itself, but it can help as I found out at the 2025 AGM of The Great Wine Capitals in Bordeaux

Five years and €25 million of investment have transformed Les Vignobles de Larose. It’s a daring investment in current market conditions but one that underlines their commitment to making their accessible wines available to as wide an audience as possible. I visited the new cellars that produce 1.2 million bottles a year.

Are wellness influencers giving up booze missing a trick? What are the facts about sugar and calories in wine and why a glass of wine might be the hidden secret behind the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet.

Sustainability is one of my favourite subjects to write about, there are so many initiatives to share in the wine …

Continue reading “A Celebration of Green Gastronomy in Mauritius”

Bringing Bordeaux châteaux together Promotion has never been more important for the wines of Bordeaux, suffering, along with the rest …

Continue reading “Squaring the Cercle”

I hope you’re hydrating in this hot summer weather? Now seems to be the perfect time to introduce you to Bordeaux water.

A recent Sem-posium in Sonoma County gave me a great excuse to ‘geek out’ on Sémillon from both sides of the Atlantic. Could now be the time for it to break free of the shadow of Sauvignon?