Rob3 has been a member since
January 6 2008,
has rated 162 lenses,
favorited 107, and has
created 40 lenses from scratch.
This member's top-ranked page is "Understanding Wine: A Beginners Guide".
My Bio
I was brought up in East Africa, then moved to Ireland where I lived for 20 years. I now live in the UK where I write about wine and internet marketing amongst other subjects.
I have been a professional winemaker and winemaking consultant for over 20 years, and have made wine in several countries around the world. I love the vineyard and wine scene - who wouldn't, producing an end product like th...
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- Understanding Wine: A Beginners Guide
Grape growing and winemaking spread throughout Europe in the Greek and Roman times. Wine became such a valued trade item that the Romans, in 97BC, ordered the known world to pull out all vines in an attempt to protect their wine industry. Wine began... view lens -
- All About Irish Coffee
One of Ireland's best known drinks, and made popular in America. Once sampled, the experience will live with you forever. You may even find yourself getting slightly addicted. The Irish have always had a great affinity with uisce beatha (ish keh ba... view lens -
- Wine And Chocolate: Perfect Partners?
Some say that pairing wine with chocolate can't be done, but if you have the right wine to complement the right chocolate it can be a match made in heaven! But the wrong wine opposite a too-sweet chocolate creates nothing but horror. A bad pairing c... view lens -
- How To Make Your Own Grape Wine
Making wine from grapes is not difficult, but getting it in to the bottle can be fraught with difficulty. What I mean is, between picking and pressing your grapes right through to bottling your wine, there are a number of critical processes. Get any... view lens -
- A Childhood in Africa Remembered
I was born and brought up in a small town named Kitale in the foothills of Mount Elgon in north western Kenya. My father owned a property which grew crops such as coffee, maize and sunflowers. There was also a Jersey dairy herd with pig and cattle fa... view lens
