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Wine Tips And Knowledge

Stories from the villages of France, food to open a bottle with, and how our Wine Club works — written by the family.

Bottles from the French wine regions
· Oct 2025 · 3 min read

Ultimate Christmas Food & Wine Pairing Guide 2025

As we are heading into the Festive Season and starting to think about the meals we will be planning, many of us will be looking for the perfect wine to pair with our delicious, rich, decadent foods and dishes.  It’s increasingly common knowledge...

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Wine Tasting: A Quick Guide On How To Appreciate and Taste Wine
Mar 2022 · 2 min read

Wine Tasting: A Quick Guide On How To Appreciate and Taste Wine

We all love a glass of our favourite wine after a tough week of work. Appreciating and tasting wine properly is more...

Up cycling Corks & Wine Bottles
Mar 2022 · 5 min read

Repurposing Your Wine Corks and Bottles

From Chardonnay to Sauvignon Blanc, if you’re a big wine fan, then chances are high that you ensure not a single drop...

Cremant de Bordeaux - Pierre Hourlier Wines
Mar 2022 · 2 min read

Cremant de Bordeaux

Crémant de Bordeaux is the most significant and popular sparkling wine production for the white and rose wines of Bordeaux in the southern...

Wine Glasses: Getting The Most Out Of Your Wine - Pierre Hourlier Wines
Mar 2020 · 1 min read

Wine Glasses: Getting The Most Out Of Your Wine

Aeration of wine can completely transform the flavours and notes from each wine. Having well designed glassware will help you get the...

Decanting Wine - Pierre Hourlier Wines
Mar 2020 · 1 min read

Decanting Wine

I'd like to tell you about the best way to get the most out of your wine, and how to truly enjoy...

What Temperature To Serve Your White Wine - Pierre Hourlier Wines
Mar 2020 · 1 min read

What Temperature To Serve Your White Wine

Firstly, the ideal temperature for enjoying white wines is personal to your taste - though contrary to many opinions, most white wines...

Alsace: Wine And Its Influences - Pierre Hourlier Wines
Dec 2018 · 2 min read

Alsace: Wine And Its Influences

Alsace is a wine region which is split into only three appellations - Alsace AOC, Alsace Grand Cru AOC and Crémant d'Alsace....

All About The Pinot Noir Grape - Pierre Hourlier Wines
Nov 2018 · 1 min read

All About The Pinot Noir Grape

Pinot Noir is a very popular grape variety, which is grown globally, but well known for its growth in Burgundy. This grape...

Marvellous Marselan, Wine and Grape - Pierre Hourlier Wines
Nov 2018 · 1 min read

Marvellous Marselan, Wine and Grape

Our featured Marselan wine is one of these, produced by Domaine Villepeyroux Forest, a vineyard located in the very heart of the...

Marsanne - Utility or Unique? - Pierre Hourlier Wines
Nov 2018 · 1 min read

Marsanne - Utility or Unique?

Predominantly grown in the northern Rhone valley, to produce the famous Crozes-Hermitage and Hermitage wine, the Marsanne wine grape is more widely...

5 Fun Facts About Beaujolais - Pierre Hourlier Wines
Nov 2018 · 1 min read

5 Fun Facts About Beaujolais

5 Fun Facts about Beaujolais! A smaller wine region which produces some wonderful wines. From Crus de Beaujolais to the winemaking history.