Q: What’s the difference between craft beer and “regular” beer? A: Long ago, before Prohibition, there were as many breweries in North America as there are today! Almost all of these breweries made a wide variety of regional styles in all strengths and flavours. Unfortunately, only a small number of large, successful breweries were able to […]
Q: What’s the difference between rosé and “blush” wine? A: Same same, but different. With longer days and the promise of warmer weather upon us, pink-hued wines are again top of mind. There are essentially three ways of making a pink coloured wine. 1 – Vin Gris (“gray wine”) Very pale rosé wine. Red wine grapes are […]
What do you get when you bring together 6,800 wineries, from over 60 countries, with 70,000 visiting wine professionals? Prowein – the world’s largest International wine fair. Every year, a team from Bishop’s Cellar descends on Dusseldorf, Germany for 3 action-packed days of supplier meetings and wine tastings as we search for new and exciting […]
Barley, History & Rise To Popularity Barley is the foundation of beer: it’s what contains starches that are converted into sugars, that are then fermented into alcohol. But just as important, it’s what gives the colour and a lot of the flavour in beer- achieved through the malting process. Done at special malt houses, malting […]
I scream, You scream, We all scream for……Riesling! As you may have heard, the earliest documentation of Riesling dates back to March 13, 1435 in Germany when the first Riesling vines were officially recorded. As a result, March 13th has been officially designated as Riesling Birthday. This promotion is to celebrate Riesling’s Birthday and highlight […]
Q: I’m hearing a lot about vegan/vegetarian wines these days, but what does that mean? A: Surprise! Not all wine is vegan or vegetarian-friendly. This can be a little confusing because, as many of us know, wine is made from grapes and yeast. Sounds pretty vegan-friendly, right? The trouble for vegetarians and vegans mostly has to do with how a wine is clarified and stabilized in a process called “fining”, which can include […]
It would be challenging to define the Belgian Saison to any one set of attributes- from the range of colours to the various characterful yeasts that ferment them. That said, there are a few factors we can look at. Firstly, Saisons are ales, meaning they are fermented at high temperatures in which the yeast creates […]
There is a saying, “un pranzo senza vino e come un giorno senza sole”; a lunch without wine is like a day without sunshine. This saying makes me happy, not because it tells me it’s ok to have a glass of wine with lunch, but because the essence of this phrase is to enjoy your food […]
