2010 is an incredible vintage in the Northern Rhone, and this is a lovely, balanced wine that displays the best of cool climate Syrah. I love this sort of wine….
High-end Chianti a hit with teenagers?
So it’s 1 am in the morning, and I’m stone cold sober. We’ve just had a teenage party for younger son’s friends. At one stage there were around 100 kids…
Two lovely, affordable French reds from the Sampler
Two lovely southern French red wines from The Sampler. They’re some of the exclusive imports that they bring in. First, Domaine Rimbert Cousin Oscar 2011 Vin de France. 11.5% alcohol,…
The South Africa Wine and Spirits Board reject Craig Hawkins Cortez Chenin Blanc 2011 for a second time!
I have written before about how export approval systems in New World wine-producing countries can hinder producers who operate outside the commercial norms (here: http://www.wineanorak.com/exportapproval.htm) It’s a big problem for natural…
A lovely Brouilly from Romain Jambon
Romain Jambon is a new discovery for me. He’s a fourth generation, 23 year old winegrower in Beaujolais, with 7 hectares in Brouilly to play with. This wine is really…
Objects, types and tasting wine
Our perception of reality is actually our model of reality, based on information from our senses. This is because the processing power needed to take in sensory information in real…
Royal Tokaji 5 Puttonyos 2005
Not much chat, just a quick note on an utterly brilliant sweet wine. Sold in a handy 25 cl bottle which makes this world class wine relatively affordable at around…
First Drop Mere et Fils Chardonnay, great wine, fabulous labels
Aussie wine producer First Drop are fast becoming one of the cleverest at marketing their wines – even outdoing D’Arenberg. The good news is that the content of the bottle…
So should I post more negative reviews?
I taste a lot of wines and only a few of these end up on this blog. This filtering process means that you will tend only to see positive reviews…