Had another corked wine. I say ‘another’, but actually, it’s the first in ages. I wonder whether it’s getting rarer? Or maybe, it’s because many wines I drink are sealed…
A Moroccan red from Alain Graillot
I was interested to try this. I love the wines of Alain Graillot from Croze-Hermitage, but here he’s working with a much warmer climate in north Africa. The warmth of…
Video: tasting four pink sparkling wines
A short film of me tasting four pink Sparkling wines. The wines: Hush Heath Estate Balfour Brut Rosé 2008 England (£34.99 Waitrose, Bibendumfinewine.com, Slurp.co.uk, Sparklingenglishwine.com) Freixenet Cava Elyssia Rosé…
Lunch at the Square with some nice wines
So the bit about ‘nice wines’ in the title was an understatement. The wines were spectacular. It was the Primum Familiae Vini lunch at The Square, one of London’s top…
Warming up with Shiraz after a freezing afternoon of rugby
Today I drove for 2 h 45 down to Somerset, stood and watched a game of rugby in the coldest conditions I can recall, and then drove back again. Even…
Nice fizz from Laithwaites: Champagne and England
Two impressive sparkling wines from Laithwaites, both of which offer great value for money. South Ridge English Quality Sparkling Wine 2008 England 12% alcohol. This is made by Ridgeview, one…
Authentic wine has been shortlisted for an award!
Great to see that Authentic Wine has been shortlisted for the Andre Simon awards. My last book, Wine Science, was also shortlisted, but lost out to Hugh Johnson’s Wine: a…
A brilliant Falanghina for very little money
It’s useful to have a stock of wines that cost relatively little, but which taste really good. This is one of those Tuesday night wines. It’s a Falanghina from the…
Is terroir relevant?
Some discussion on twitter at the moment about whether terroir is relevant to consumers. It’s all a bit daft really, because no one has defined who these consumers are, and…