Oeno Biblio

Blossom Hill Signature Blend Red

I am a lover of red wine. Having lived in Italy for a year, I have come to adore a glass of red wine on practically any occasion possible (and am not ashamed to admit that I have started picking online recipes to compliment the wine instead of the other way round). In fact, as Italy taught me, it doesn’t even have to be an occasion as such, a glass shared over gossip and catch ups with friends is most More

Divine Comedy

Medieval Literature is one of the peaks in the literature created by mankind. Even without being familiar with the universal truths that we nowadays find pretty obvious, people and especially writers from those times were used to mixing religion, science, believes and culture in one peice of literature thus creating masterpieces that we now consider not only a fascinating reading, but a good source of literature as well. It is something that I believe secondary teaching jobs should place more More

The New Home of Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir. The name conjures up the image of a barge cruising down the Canal de Bourgogne. Onboard, creamy cheese is being smeared across baguettes while waiting for the coq-au-vin to be served, the gently wafting scent of chicken recipes coming from a distant kitchen below decks. A glass of Chambolle-Musigny is swirled and savoured. Then replaced with a Central Otago Pinot Noir.

France may be the romantic heart of this fine wine but it’s the New World that is More