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Author Archives: James
Join me on my new wine site!
If you’ve noticed that it’s been a while since I posted to The Oxford Wine Blog, that’s because I’ve been posting new wine content over at jamesflewellen.com. I will keep the Oxford Wine Blog up as a repository of all … Continue reading
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Regional Food and Wine Pairing in South Australia
Readers of this blog will know I have a lot of respect for Australian wines. While the image of Aussie wines in the UK is often associated with bottom-of-the-barrel supermarket specials, the country produces quite incredible wines at all price … Continue reading
How we perceive wine
Our sense of taste arises from specialized sensory cells in taste buds on the tongue, palate, soft palate, and in the throat. There are around 5,000 taste buds in the mouth, each with 50-100 sensory cells or chemoreceptors. These sensory … Continue reading
The Joy of Wine
Thought I’d share a link to this wonderful comic story with pithy and artistic reminders about why we all love wine! http://lastlemon.com/stories/wine/
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The Visual Guide to English Wine
I came across this wonderful infographic recently that conveys the essence of the English (and Welsh – and soon to be Scottish!) wine industry. While viticulture in England dates back to Roman times – with vineyards found as far north … Continue reading
Posted in England, Wines by Region
Tagged chardonnay, England, English sparkling wine, English wine, infographics, wine maps, wine tourism, wine travel
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Essence of the Rheingau
Regular readers of this blog will know that with my focus on blind tasting, I like to get to the bottom of ‘what makes a wine a wine’ and how a particular region is expressed in the wines that come … Continue reading
Posted in Blind Tasting, Germany, Winemaking
Tagged German wine, Rheingau, Rhine river, riesling, travel, wine regions
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The universe in a glass of wine
Richard Feynman was one of the twentieth century’s greatest physicists and free-thinkers. Here’s his take on wine, illustrated by the folks at Zen Pencils, from whom you can buy prints.
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Tagged cartoons, feynman, physics, science, Wine, Wine education, wine quotations, wine quotes
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Champagne: Method of Production
by Neel Burton and James Flewellen Following previous posts on the history of champagne and the geography of the Champagne region, in this article we cover the method of champagne production. ——————————————————————————————————– Like many sparkling wines, champagne is produced by the traditional or classic … Continue reading
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Tagged Bollinger, dosage, fermentation, French wine, Krug, methode traditionelle, Sparkling wine, viticulture
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