I’m not giving up on my northern Rhone series, which began almost a year ago, and is now in its 21st installment. It’s a region I love, filled with great…
Serious Spanish Garnacha from Artadi
Impressed by this. It’s made by high-end Rioja producer Artadi’s Artazu estate in Navarra. It’s expensive, yes, but not when compared with its qualitative peer group. Artadi Santa Cruz de…
A remarkable Hungarian Kadarka
Now this, dear readers, is a brilliant wine. It’s a Hungarian red made from the Kadarka variety, which is a new discovery for me. From my limited experience, I reckon…
A remarkable evening of wine, with Burgundy, the Wachau, the northern Rhone, Champagne and Sherry
Had a fabulous dinner last night at Francis and Bronwen Percival’s pad in Borough Market with a group of wine nuts, including a Burgundy-resident Californian winemaker. Some lovely bottles came…
Great value, biodynamic, natural wines from Nuova Cappelletta in Piemonte
Tasted these three attractively priced wines from online retailer Piemonte Wines recently. They are from biodynamic estate Nuova Cappelletta, and two of them are made with no added sulfur dioxide….
Two brilliant, affordable summer whites, from Sardinia and Greece
For when the sun shines again in this stop, stop, start, stop summer, let me recommend two lovely, affordable wines from The Wine Society. Wines like this are in a…
A brilliant resource for Douro fans: map of the Quintas
Really delighted to stumble across this superb online resource. It’s The Port Lovers’ Forum map of Douro Quintas. For anyone like me who has been to the Douro a number…
English wine, a pageant and the diamond jubilee
Much against my better judgement, I found myself persuaded to venture into London today for the river pageant celebrating the Queen’s diamond jubilee. I knew it would be crowded. I…
Alsace, the final day, with Josmeyer and Dirler-Cade
Just two appointments on my last day in Alsace, but they were very good ones. First, Josymeyer, with Celine Meyer, managing director. Her sister Isabelle is the winemaker, and the…