Aleesha Hansel

Dec 2, 2024 | decanter.com | Aleesha Hansel

Driving through the countryside of Champagne, I try to put a name to the exact shade of rapeseed yellow that intersperses the lush green of the vines. Sadly my wine-shade lexicon proves unhelpful in this situation and I have to settle on the rather underwhelming: vivid. Vivid, as it turns out, is a rather good description of the region as a whole.

Apr 22, 2024 | cluboenologique.com | Louella Berryman |Joel Harrison |Agostino Perrone |Aleesha Hansel

In episode 158 of The Drinking Hour podcast, David Kermode marks Earth Day by talking to winemaker Christopher Carpenter, who has led the transition to organic farming with a focus on regenerative viticulture at Jackson Family Wines. Carpenter is also a founding member of International Wineries for Climate Action. An  influential figure among winemakers, Carpenter is passionate about addressing the impact the wine industry has on the environment.

Apr 3, 2024 | cluboenologique.com | Aleesha Hansel |Louella Berryman |Ashleigh Arnott |Fiona Sims

The clocks have gone forward, the temperature is slowly on the rise and the final hint that fun, sunnier days are on their way is that our monthly bars round-up features its first rooftop venue of 2024. The sunglasses are out for stylish Parisians drinkers, as the French capital offers up the newly opened rooftop terrace of the chic Hotel Pilgrim for wine and vintage cocktails in the fifth arrondissement.

Apr 2, 2024 | cluboenologique.com | Aleesha Hansel |Louella Berryman |Ashleigh Arnott

Corker, the new book by Hannah Crosbie, is a wine guide for those looking to immerse themselves in the world of wine without getting overwhelmed, with the author herself describing it as ‘a deeply unserious wine book’. In an extract published on the Club Oenologique website last week, Crosbie selects the best wine to choose on a bad first date.

Mar 31, 2024 | cluboenologique.com | Millie Milliken |Aleesha Hansel |Louella Berryman |Laura Richards

The term ‘aperitivo’ has come to mean many things to many people, particularly as the phrase has been diluted with the passage of time. The name of that liminal period between the working day and the evening meal has its origins (born around the 1700s in conjunction with the arrival of vermouth to the city of Turin) in the ‘opening’ of the appetite for what’s to follow, and it has generally come to encompass something bitter to drink and something salty to snack on.