1. Look at the colour .. Try to look through the wine onto a white background. A sheet of paper is ideal. You can tell a lot about the age of the wine from the colour. White wines will develop more colour as they age while reds will generally lose colour. And if you keep [...]
As the massive bulge of baby boomers begins to slowly reach their retirement years, a definite change is taking place in the way they want to take their holidays. This is the generation that revitalized the roughing it industry; when the baby boomers were in their early twenties right through to the beginning of the [...]
Why do you have me sitting in this place? It is cold outside. It’s snowing out My toes are freezing When will we go home? Now you’re watching. Looking at me and thinking who knows what. You know I gave up from reading your thoughts you’re wondering; when will I get mad, take the paper [...]
Located in the north of the Rhone-Alpes region, the department of Rhone is dominated by the major city of Lyon and also some of the most famous vineyards in Europe. History buffs will enjoy exploring the area’s archaeological sites, while there is still plenty of open space for nature lovers to appreciate, despite their proximity [...]
The region of Veneto lies on the Gulf of Venice in northeastern Italy. Its capital Venice is home to an extremely popular Carnival and is one of the world’s top tourist spots year round. As in so many other places, spring here is more of an April and May thing than a March thing. But [...]
