Oak Chips Following on from the first in this series, Adding Ingredients to Your Wine – Fruit, this time we’re talking about one of the most popular ingredient additions; oak chips. Often used in commercial

Every recipe in the SG Wines range has been carefully developed by experts in the field to allow you to create true-to-style, satisfying wines every time. That’s not to say you can’t experiment with different

In our recent Cooking with White Wine post, we described some of the reasons wine makes an excellent ingredient to certain dishes and how wine’s characteristics complement different foods in different ways. We also included

Have you thought about other ways to enjoy your handcrafted wine? Perhaps you sometimes enjoy it in a spritzer, or as part of a cocktail, or maybe even fortified (see this post for how to

What is fortified wine? Put simply, a fortified wine is one that has been strengthened (fortified) by adding spirit to it during, or after fermentation. The spirit increases the wine’s ABV, and stabilises the wine.

Despite the time and effort that goes into making your delicious homemade wine, giving it as a gift may feel a little stingy! But don’t despair, we’ve come up with some creative ideas to turn