An observation. Not backed by firm data, admittedly, but an observation of a trend in the UK’s wine market. There seems to be a race to the bottom, and it’s…
Gamay focus 19, du Grappin Fleurie 2014
I love this. It’s a Fleurie made by the talented Andrew Nielsen, Aussie ex-pat and micronegoce based in Beaune. In 2015 he made more Beaujolais than Burgundy, and he’s enthused…
L.A.S. Vino: alternative wines from Margaret River
Caught up with this pair yesterday at the Liberty tasting. Strikingly labelled, they are interesting wines from Margaret River. LAS Vino (LAS standing for luck, art and science) is the…
Who would be the ideal wine critic? A specialist or a generalist?
The wine world is big. Properly big. I’ve been travelling it now for quite a few years, and since 2008 as a full-time wine writer. There are still so many…
Two nice Chardonnays: Seresin and Lafon Mâcon
Two Chardonnays tonight. Both quite lovely. My vote goes to the beautiful biodynamic Chardonnay from Seresin, but the Lafon is nice too. Seresin Chardonnay Reserve 2010 Marlborough, New Zealand 13.5%…
Two lovely wines at St Swithins Wine Shippers: Breton Chinon and Nicholas Perrin Crozes
Had a couple of lovely bottles on Thursday night at St Swithins Wine Shippers. It’s a wine bar and retail shop in the City of London, and it has a…
Patrick Piuze Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 2010
Patrick Piuze is a Canadian – a Québécois. And a rising star in Chablis, where he’s now regarded to be one of the top producers. He started working in Burgundy…
Champagne Krug 2002 and friends
Krug 2002 has finally been launched. On Tuesday evening a group of us gathered in a studio in Shoreditch which had, for a week, been turned into the home of…
Internal change, living in the now, and our approach to wine
How we approach life is so important. If we change our viewpoint, it changes everything. But this sort of change is incredibly hard for most. In our pursuit of happiness,…