Dear Friends, Imagine one of the most hazardous sea routes you could undertake in the world, the North West Passage connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and then take an intrepid group of world-class rowers who have committed to achieve this incredible feat, facing the harshest conditions on earth, in zero degree temperatures rowing up […]

Dear Friends, It is a rugby player’s worst nightmare. I remember it was the only thing I worried about as I counted down the last games to retirement. At the bottom of every ruck I was waiting for a horrible moment when my neck may just get into a terrible place, be broken, and life […]

Why Chardonnay? The Chardonnay Grape comes under so many guises in the production of still and sparkling wine, yet can often still be pigeonholed by the casual drinker. Labelling rules in much of France, for example, require that the place or D.O (designation of origin) takes centre stage on the bottle. Chablis, Macon-Village, Pouilly-Fuisse, Vire-Clesse, […]