It was great to eat at Pedro Lemos, considered by many to be Porto’s top restaurant. We dined with Vitor Bento and his wife Teresa. Vitor is an Airbus 330…
In Porto (1) such a photogenic city
I’m in Porto for a few days. It’s such a photogenic city. Here are some pictures.
Wellington Wine Country, NZ (1) Dry River
I first visited Martinborough just over eight years ago, and now I was back. Part of the Wairarapa, it has been an important region for Pinot Noir in New Zealand,…
Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2012
Nice to try the new Grand Vintage from Moët. Last release was 2009 in 2017, so there’s been quite a jump to 2012. It’s really good, despite the slightly up and…
Beaujolais Nouveau: a lovely example from Châteaux de Vaux
So, Beaujolais Nouveau is still a thing. I went through a dark patch, but the quality of the wines seems t0 have picked up. This one is from Beaujolais specialist…
Champagne Castelnau Réserve NV
This is an impressive Champagne for the price. Made by the CRVC (www.crvc.fr) a cooperative, this spends six years on lees, which is a long time for an NV Champagne….
New York State (13) Lamoreaux Landing, Finger Lakes
There have been vineyards on the site of what is now Lamoreaux Landing since 1947. It’s an estate of 750 acres on the eastern side of Seneca Lake, with 120…
You don’t drink the same wine at home
Wine is situational. Wine doesn’t exist outside of a drinking experience, and that experience is part of our perception of wine. Often, in the wine world, people talk about the…
London restaurants (4): Frenchie, Covent Garden
It was time to catch up with Phoebe and Chrissy for some dinner and wine, a sort of reunion of our Ireland tour. But where should we go? Chrissy had…