Ralph Quinlan Forde

Pierre Jancou looks as if he has just walked of the set of a Luc Besson movie but is a chef restranteur and devotee of vin au natural. When it comes to wine the natural way he is a bit of an evangalist - a safe and intriguing one. One that demands nothing less that unsulphurated wine which is why he set up his store in Paris to cater for people with the same natural wine appreciation called More Than Organic.17 For the Vin Au Naturel movement some organic wine makers still interfere too much wit

The biggest contentious issue in terms of green wine is the whole ‘to add or not add' sulphites. Some believe these to be the allergy causing chemical in wines. So organic wine is really great for the person who suffers from allergies as the organic wine has minimal sulphite levels.

Temperature is increasing, sea levels are rising and the snow caps are melting - that's the bad news. The good news is that the green eco organic wines taste great and contain eco terroir made by wine makers who believe passionately in real wines without contributing to the further destruction of our global habitat or global warming. They also don't use pesticides and other chemicals that are toxic to humans. Organic wine is as nature intended are produced from living soils.

A sommelier is a wine expert who has trained extensively in wine tasting and appreciation. They will taste and learn to know wines from different regions and styles. They mainly work in fine restrantsts and manage the cellar. They can be called upon to select or advise what wine should go with a meal. A good sommelier will have a passion for wine and explain wine appreciation and make recommendations easily. Science now know they have special wine brains.

Wine pairing is a popular topic in the wine world but did you know that there is a health connection? Did you know that some of the compounds in wine are good for your heath? Wine pairing will now be more about what wine goes with your chicken, lamb or nut roast. In my new book Nutriwine I explain how wine pairing will be practiced in the future - with a health connection.

Most people when they have a favourite wine they buy a case the Chinese however are buying their wine by the vineyard. In recent years the wine market in China is exploding. Their main focus are the luxury red wines. Red is a very important color in Chinese culture with many positive meanings. The most popular being lucky. These luxury wines have been given as wedding gifts. The main focus of the Chinese wine movement has been in Bordeaux but they are now begining to explore Burgundy.

Every year the people at Moet & Chandon produce over 26 million bottles of Champagne to lift our celebrations and enhance our pleasure experiences. Champagne takes any celebration to another level enhancing the ambiance of the soire. This Champagne house which is the biggest in the region has been the jewel in the crown of Champagne culture for over two centuries.

Last year the Foreign Secretary David Miliband removed the suzerainty status afforded to Tibet a country the size of Europe that has been illegally occupied by China since 1959. This status of autonomy was one of the main claims Tibetans had to their nation; internationally, diplomatically and legally.

After the recent scares in the media about the risks associated with HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) there is a strong case for using alternative medicine to balance the body, especially when you get to supply your body with plant hormones rather than ones derived from horse’s urine. Recent research has highlighted the side effects of taking HRT to include breast cancer and heart disease. HRT has also been linked to gallbladder diseases. Get the alternative medicine and best calcium here!

In the United States it has now been estimated that over 10 million Americans practice some form of meditation daily whilst in Europe their counterparts are catching on and for good reason. Scientists are saying that not only is it boosting their immune systems but it is also, from the result of brain scans they have done, rewiring and even reshaping the brains of the meditators.