Plonkr Wine Search

A few days ago we spent some time at the award winning Chapel Down in Tenterden, Kent. Chapel Down is the undisputed star of the rapidly growing English sparkling wine scene and just happens to be a short drive from Plonkr HQ so we recruited local rural lifestyle photographer Rebecca Gask to come and see what the Chapel Down team were up to and also do a spot of wine tasting in their excellent tasting room.

Now *this* is a great way to do a wine list. Instead of a boring printed wine list, this restaurant in Vilnius, Lithuania has all the wines laid out for you to peruse. You can grab the wines you want Right from the case and bring them back to your table. Makes the whole process [...]

We’ve seen some incredible wine bottles in our time but these 10 just blew our minds. What do you think?

This Charles de Monrency brut is an extraordinarily good champagne that we discovered completely by accident. We found this bottle in a Carrefour in Southern France and immediately went back and bought a case of it. This champagne drinks like a bottle 10 times more expensive. If you’re in France, keep an eye out because I challenge you to find a better champagne for the price.

Isn’t this is a stunning bottle from Heidsieck? This really jumped out at me as I was scanning the supermarket shelves. Yes, incredibly this was standard fare at rural French supermarket. It was sandwiched between Laurent-Perrier and Veuve Clicquot. French supermarkets are awesome.

I think we should take a minute to give Rose wines some love. I know, I know they have a bit of a reputation, but is that reputation deserved? I’m not so sure it is. There are some superb rose wines out there that just aren’t getting the love they deserve.

When it comes to ordering wine in a restaurant, there are a ton of decisions to be made. Do you want a red wine? Maybe a white or rosé wine? Which will pair best with your food? Should you splash out on a vintage wine you’ve never tasted? Is the house wine really as good as the sommelier says it is? With this guide we’ll teach how to order wine at a restaurant without stressing over your decision.

Let’s be honest, wine tasting is a lot of fun. You get to try new wines, meet new people and maybe learn a little bit about the wine industry at the same time. What I want to cover in this post is some of the terms and descriptions most often heard during wine tastings. So the next time you go to a wine tasting you’ll know your tannins from your Tempranillos.

Last night I was whipping up a batch of my famous chili and got to thinking about what wine would go best with chili.

Wow, I can’t quite believe that the venerable Wine Library TV is 5 years old today. Gary has obviously come a long way in that time, as  has the show itself. It remains one of the most watched video blogs on the internet, and certainly ranks as a top source of wine opinion and news. [...]