If you know me you know I'm a Pinot Noir fan. I was excited to try this one not only because of it's beautiful label, or the fact it was found for me by the lovely ladies at Grape and Nectar , but because it's from South Africa.

This Birichino Californian Zinfandel is a great example of a well rounded Zin. Bold, ripe red cherry, strawberry and sweet tobacco.

This is a Rioja Blanco. A clean, crisp easy drinking white. Melon, pear and peach. I like to have wines like this in the fridge ready to go - meaning: good with food.

Wine subscription packages come in all shapes and sizes, they can relieve the stress of buying wine, allow you to try all kinds of different varieties plus it’s one handy package delivered straight to your door.

The supermarket is a great place for a good selection of wine at a good price. I recently went to Aldi and was pleasantly surprised by their Specially Selected range.

This summer I had a bit of a love affair with rosé. Straight, on the rocks, spritz, frozé, fizzy - you name it, I had it. If it wasn't pink I wasn't interested, here’s the wines I’m taking with me into the cooler months.

I don’t know what it is about Italian reds, but this time of year and I become hooked. This Primitivo is an excellent, well priced version of a classic Autumnal wine in my household.

Taking in the last of the summer ☀️☀️ with a 'comparisons' wine tasting. I wanted to show the group that just because it says 'Pinot Noir' or 'Sauvignon Blanc' on the label doesn't always mean it tastes the same.

I joined the @welcombehillsvineyard team harvesting their grape variety Pinot Précoce which, as an early ripening grape, had ripened to perfection.

I'm relatively new to the greek wine scene, tentatively dipping my toes into the warm sea of native great grape varieties that just can't be produced anywhere else.

The words Scottish and Rum aren’t often used together, but this little bottle of white rum distilled in a historic farm by a guy with a great story made me wonder if we’d be seeing some more craft spirits like this soon.

Ah Whisky, the spirit of the north. I couldn’t go to Scotland without fully immersing myself in this beverage. To call this Scottish Whisky or Scotch, it must be both distilled and aged in Scotland. Find out about my favourite Whisky at Dalwhinnie, a Highland distiller.

Winegraines huh - we’ve all suffered from them. In this article I explore what contributes to winegraines and how we can make better wine choices to help relieve (some) of the effects.

Just what is orange wine? In this article I explore just that - what goes into the making of orange wine and what you can expect when you open a bottle.

Hello! I’m Jenni. I’ve created a short video to help you get to know me a little bit better. Hopefully I’ll see you soon on one of the O&TV virtual tastings.

The South African wine industry is suffering due to bans of alcohol sales both internally and via export during Covid. Find out more about it, how you can help and look out for 2 of my go to SA wine varieties.

The majority of wine that you buy will say the words ‘contains sulphites’, but what does this mean?

Nothing like an ice cold glass of rosé and the sun on your skin. I must admit, I've only really recently got into the world of rosé and boy is this pink life fabulous. Here are my top 3 rosé styles for summer.

The weather is heating up, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have red wine. Here are my top 3 warm weather reds to be drinking this summer.

Welcome to your first O&TV cocktail masterclass. Today we are learning to make a Quick 'n' Easy Gin Fizz. Inspired by an English Garden I've made mine a herby version with cucumber, mint and strawberry - all topped off with my favourite Prosecco.