

So the next time you’re in a restaurant trying a new wine which gets you immediately and you want to be able to drink it at home (which will also, inevitably, be less expensive) download Wine-Searcher or go to www.wine-searcher.com and you’ll find who stocks it locally or will ship to you.
Unlike some other wine searching facilities Wine-Searcher doesn’t care where you are. You tell it which country and which state/county you’re in and it will do the rest.


If you want to do some extra research you may want to read Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Guide – this comes out every year and is the best selling annual guide on global wines, growers and wine regions. It’s my go-to emergency Christmas gift for wine lovers.
And that one on the right? Chateau d’Yquem – favourite Sauternes of all time. Even though at a price……