Darby Higgs
Contributing Writer
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Darby Higgs is a wine writer and webmaster based in Melbourne Australia. He is the Author of Emerging Varietal Wines of Australia: a guide for the adventurous winelover.
Over the past few years he has been webmaster of Vinodiversity a site aimed at promoting less common wine varietes in Australia. He is currently working on a project called Albarino to Zinfandel which is a compilation of recipes for foods matched to varietal wines.
Darby Has recently published Bacchus and the Bird: Matching Wine and Poultry
Latest Articles
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Making the Most of Social Media for Business
The online world is abuzz with social media, especially twitter. Internet marketers are scrambling for ways to make money from all of this online activity.
Nov 15, 2009
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Red Wine with Fish
There are times when it is good to go outside theold adage of red wine with red meat, white wine with white meat.
Aug 31, 2009
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A Most Unusual Wine Club
The Wine Century Club is an organization which promotes the idea of diversity in wine tasting and appreciation and does not aim to sell wine.
Jun 6, 2009
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Albarino and Savagnin Misidentified Wines
Recently a major issue in the Australian wine industry has erupted around the identity of a grape variety previously thought to be Albarino.
May 29, 2009
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Phlyloxera Vine Disease 150 Years On
It is nearly 150 years since the Phylloxera aphid was identified as the cause of vast destruction of vineyards in Europe, particularly in France.
May 26, 2009
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Where Does the Color in Wine Come From?
Wines are grouped as red or white, but in fact there are many nuances of hues, tones and shades in the appearance of this multifaceted drink.
May 15, 2009
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Melbourne a Great Wine City
Most large Australian wine companies have vineyards in this state but the scene is dominated by small and medium vineyards and winemakers.
May 12, 2009
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Generate Leads With Your Own Website
Many online business opportunities provide a "free" website. They are not the best way to generate leads. You can do much better your own content based website.
Mar 22, 2009
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Cabernet Franc Wine Variety
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the best known grape varieties in the world but Franc, it's lesser known parent is worth seeking out.
Mar 15, 2009
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How Many Wine Varieties Are There?
Many thousands of different wine grapes are used around the world. From this diversity arises the enormous range of wines available.
Mar 4, 2009
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