South West Wine Tasting 2013 Monday 30th September 2012 At The Grand Café, Southampton Late last month I had the opportunity to attend Berkmann Wine Cellars South West Wine Tasting 2013 at The Grand Café in Southampton, Hampshire. It is always a pleasant surprise when one of the larger suppliers remembers their customers out in […]
Pisco – A Grape Brandy from Chile and Peru
What is Pisco? Pisco is type of grape brandy made in Peru and Chile. It is thought to have originated with the 16th Century Spanish Settlers, or Conquistadores, who created it as an alternative to the imported Spanish pomace brandy, Orujo. The Conquistadores brought cultivation of grapes and wine prodcution to South America, so it […]
