In The Bottle with Angelica Nohra! — wine

For our honeymoon, my husband and I were lucky enough to spend a month in Tuscany. It was a brilliant idea because we got to experience things outside of the typical Florence, Pisa and Siena (ALL beautiful places with a rich history and I'm sure you have heard enough about them so lets delve into some more obscure places). Tuscany is a magical place and it's exactly as you would expect it from the movies. I remember growing up watching romantic movies set in Tuscany and thinking "wow, the rolling hills, the vineyards, the coastline...is it really like that?" I...

You may have noticed our website has really started to highlight a range of French, South African & Australian wines as well as Whiskey and Beer with other awesome imports to come (Argentina, Chile, Spain etc). We have been the Italian Wine Specialists for 10 years but over that time, we have been lucky enough to visit a number of countries and wine trade events every year and through that, we have found a number of outstanding products that really stick to our ethos as a company.  For those who don't know, our Vision is to allow consumers from all...

Abruzzo is an Italian region located along the Adriatic Sea. It has four provinces (Chieti, L'Aquila, Pescara and Teramo) and yet is one of the least populated regions with Marché to the North and Lazio to the west. It's a rugged, mountainous terrain which helps to isolate the region from the winemaking influence of the ancient Romans and Tuscan Etruscans! It is actually the biggest nature area in all of Europe with one third of Abruzzo set aside for National Parks.  Today, more than 42million cases of wine a year are made in Abruzzo.  It is the fifth largest wine producing...

Organic wine is gaining popularity around the world but many people, even though they are aware of Organic Wine, shy away from it due to lack of availability, high pricing and shorter shelf life. That being said, the demand for Organic Wine is definitely increasing, particularly in developed countries where there are a higher percentage of well-educated and health-conscious people. My question is though, does Organic Wine really exist? Now, as far as the term “Organic” is concerned, there are different definitions or standards for it. In general, “Organic Wine” means wine that is made from the grapes or other...

Wine is one of those things that people like to be able to talk about. And while some people can carry on a good wine-related conversation, most people wing it. 1 Grapes Can Ferment Themselves! If you squeeze some grape juice into a jar and keep it a little warm, it'll turn into wine all by itself. The yeast that lives on grape skins is so irrepressible that it produces wine automatically. It may not be good wine, but it's wine nonetheless. Because this process is so automatic, historians, botanists and other wine-minded experts agree that wine was the first...

It only takes a few glasses of red before you start to get a little wobbly...or perhaps you are nervous about having some people over for the first time in a long time and you do the unthinkable...spill a glass of red wine all over your white carpet...*cue Panic*...or perhaps you don't have to! Here are 4 easy steps to ridding yourself of that carpet stain.  Step 1: Blot the stain. Without delay, dab up as much of the excess wine as you can. DON'T RUB, just dab! Step 2: Soak the stain in water. After the excess wine has been removed,...

Is anyone else sick to death of health-freaks telling you that wine isn't good for you? Well nothing really is but unless you are choosing a life of lettuce and cabbage, we have to eat and drink right? I believe if you are going to drink your calories, don't waste them on bad wine by the way...always drink good wine, life is too short!However, to all the haters out there, here are 7 SCIENTIFIC reasons to drink wine...so I'll be here, with my glass of wine if anyone needs me. Of course, Wine needs to be enjoyed in moderation...don't go...

We are head over the heels for Rosé at Direct Wine Cellars right now! We find it the perfect 'go to' wine, particularly the dry Provence rosé's from France. I find it a huge phenomenon when we are in Europe but Australian's are a little slow to the party. I'm happy to say I've been seeing more and more people buying Rosé at the bottle shops but I still get funny looks from people when I recommend Rosé. So, here is a list of reasons why you SHOULD be drinking Rosé First and Foremost - Mixing White and Red doesn't...