The Virtues of Tea
<p>Explore the family of teas from different world regions (White, Green, Oolongs, Black and Pu-erh) and compare their health properties. Understand how certain infusion conditions and different
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An Introduction to Wine Appreciation
<p>Learn about style and quality in dry red and white wines made from ‘noble’ grape varieties. You will be able to immediately apply newly learned skills to some stylistically different wines: dry
...Terroir and Quality in Dry Wines
<p>Recognising <em>terroir</em> in a wine is one of the reasons why it can be so captivating. <em>Terroir</em> endows wine with a unique sense of ‘somewhereness’, characteristics which derive from the
...Dry Table Wines: Old World vs. New World
<p>Although grape variety is the single most important influence on style and character in wine, sometimes wines seem to smell and taste first of the geographic origin. Comparing French wines (Old
...Sparking & Dessert Wines: Style and Quality
<p>Sparkling wine, especially Champagne, has been the preferred choice for celebrations of all kinds. Royal, political, national, fashionable, sporting. Whatever the occasion, it has to be sparkling.
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