Author Archives: Greville Havenhand

Greville Havenhand came from a teetotal family but was introduced to good (and bad) wine by Oxford dons in the 1950s. Travelling the world as a BBC documentary maker and editor he grew to appreciate the versatility of wine and wine makers. On taking early retirement he acquired his Wine and Spirit Education Trust qualifications. For the last ten years Greville has led wine tours to France, he regularly gives tutored wine tastings and lectures to wine societies and is a contributing editor to wineontheweb.co.uk. He is an active member of the Dulwich Wine Society.

Why is pink in fashion? Wine that is…

By Greville Havenhand | Published 9 February 2010

Approaching Valentine’s day merchants and writers try to push rosé wine , but, perhaps surprisingly, pink is becoming fashionable, according to Greville Havenhand.

Did you know that more than 9% of the wine sold in [...]

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My Wines of 2009

By Greville Havenhand | Published 15 January 2010

Greville Havenhand looks back on 2009 and picks his memorable wines of the year.

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Game for a Quaff

By Greville Havenhand | Published 24 November 2009

Dulwich on View’s “wine man” Greville Havenhand, discusses wines to go with seasonal game.
Now is the season for game, both furred and feathered. I know that there are those who object to game on ethical grounds but [...]

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Fast Healthy Cooking -And The Wine To Go With It

By Greville Havenhand | Published 13 October 2009

A local chef, Nhan Ngo, has produced a cookbook – “Fast Healthy Eating on a Shoestring Budget.” Greville Havenhand reviews it and matches some of the food with wine.
Nhan Ngo is the chef at the [...]

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Best of British wines

By Greville Havenhand | Published 1 September 2009

Inspired by the “Best of British” exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery, Greville Havenhand looks once more at the wines of England and Wales.
I make no apology for returning to our native wines. They improve year by [...]

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Dulwich Wine Society in Champagne and Chablis

By Greville Havenhand | Published 29 May 2009

The Dulwich Wine Society goes on a foreign vineyard tour each year. This year was to the Aube and the Yonne. DOV contributor Greville Havenhand was one of the organisers.

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