The Tour de France has been a world sensation since 1904.  Currently, at  Absolute Organic Wine Limited partners with Terre Di Ger, Italian winery, based in Friuli,Venezia, Northeast Italy;they also have a unique connection to the Tour and are sponsors of the BORA cycling team participating in the Tour de France this year. To develop the momentum they have dedicated two of their stunning organic  PIWI wines to the team renaming the wines BORA Caliere,red/rosso and Bora Arconi  Bianco/White.   This progressive and unique winery is specializing in the PIWI method of grape growing whereby the need for any chemical intervention in the...

Experiences should not be rushed-and you will feel the quality and enjoy and savour in your own time. The flavours will come in waves of different strength i.e. the flavour of the given selection actually develops with time. And reflect on flavours being experienced-if you wish to clear or complement your palate with a sparking or sweet wine-then there will be a match of taste, rather than a clash which is often what happens with red/white or rosé still wine-s Simply because a beautiful chocolate can ruin a beautiful wine-and vice-versa. Basically, it would be a bit of a waste...

Sweet wines are made from grapes that have concentrated sugars, this means that the grapes are left on the vine to ripen to their fullest.  After the grapes ripen they soon if not picked start to concentrate the sugars within and the result is a process known as Noble Rot or to give it its scientific term (Botrytis cinerea). The concentration process can occur in different ways depending where the grapes are grown and the sweet wine making tradition of the Country or wine region.  In Italy some sweet wines are made by laying the grape bunches out on straw mats...

Veganism will change the world. We share this planet, not own it.  We at Absolute Organic Wine when sourcing our Vegan Wines we go to great lengths to insure our Vegan Wines do not contain any animal products and ask for the technical details- otherwise we will not stock them.   We are also aware of the need to balance Vegan assurance and carbon footprint when specialising in Organic, Biodynamic, Natural and Vegan Wine. Veganism is a journey on this planet and  we endeavour to ensure all Wines for our site can be certified to the same standard as foods provided. We try...

What is rosé wine? All grape juice whether red grapes or white is clear when extracted from the grape.  In the production red wine the juice is left in contact with the grape skins which in time gives the finished wine its red colour, this process is known as maceration. The juice is then fermented into wine. Whereas in the making of rosé wine the skin contact is kept to a minimum, up to one day resulting in the pale pink colour we know so well. The different shades of pink is a result of the time the grape skins are...