Huff Estates was originally a hop farm, but now it’s a winery, and also hosts an art gallery and some luxury accommodation. Owner Lanny Huff began the project in 2002,…
Prince Edward County, Ontario’s cool wine region (1) overview
In wine terms, Prince Edward County is just an infant wine region. The County is an island on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in easy striking distance of Toronto…
Domaine Gayda’s Nine Vessel Tasting
Today, I attended a really interesting tasting looking at the effect of the ageing vessel on a red wine. It was hosted by Domaine Gayda, and titled a nine-vessel tasting….
Serious Kiwi Chardonnay: Neudorf Rosie’s Block 2018
After yesterday’s New Zealand wine seminar in Edinburgh, I was curious to try this wine. It’s the Rosie’s Block Chardonnay from Neudorf, and it’s really good. Neudorf have a deserved…
Beyond Sauvignon Blanc: a New Zealand masterclass
These are my notes from today’s seminar on New Zealand wine, beyond Sauvignon Blanc, held in Edinburgh. These wines were selected by Archie MacDiarmid, who I did the seminar with….
Another BA lounge wine round-up
Flew back from Sicily. Three hours to kill at Gatwick before I head to Edinburgh this evening for a very exciting masterclass of New Zealand wines tomorrow, so I headed…
Chablis (11) Lamblin
The first impressions of Lamblin from the outside, a large warehouse-like facility in Maligny, weren’t promising, but here I found some excellent, typical Chablis. I met with Didier Lamblin,…
Appellations don’t need tasting panels
There’s an issue in the wine world that I think needs discussion, and it’s tasting panels in appellations. Throughout the wine world, appellation laws exist. There are various reasons for…
Three whites from Lebanese producer Chateau Ksara
Tried this trio of whites from Lebanese winery Chateau Ksara last night. It’s a twenty-one hectare property located in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, which is at altitude and has a semi-continental…