After posting on a delicious flight of Chilean Pinot Noirs at the International Wine Challenge this week, I was really pleased to find this gem. It’s a beautifully supple, quite…
IWC: end of the first week
I’d forgotten what it was like to leave work on a Friday afternoon. When you are a freelancer, every day is weekend. But after spending five days working at the…
Getting into the rhythm of the IWC, and some perks
The first two days of the IWC were quite tough. Day 3, yesterday, was a bit easier, and I had enough energy to go out to play football last night….
A lager with flavour, from Italy
There’s more to beer than just cask-conditioned ale. Here’s a reasonably serious lager from Italy which is part of Marks & Spencer’s new-ish beer range. Titled simply ‘Italian Lager’, it…
A serious Aussie Chardonnay: Eldridge Estate
Australian Chardonnay doesn’t have a great image these days. But, as the Landmark Tutorial last year showed, it’s a serious category. Here’s a new wine to me, which I really…
Day two of the Challenge, including some lovely Pinot Noir
Another busy day at the International Wine Challenge today. I had another good, hard-working table, and we tasted 131 wines together. Two flights stood out. The first was a flight…
Day one of the 2010 IWC
Off to the Barbican today, in the City of London, for day 1 of the 2010 instalment of the International Wine Challenge – the world’s largest blind tasting wine competition….
Taste Portuguese wines tomorrow!
A quick plug for a chance to taste Portuguese wines tomorrow at Lord’s. It’s a consumer tasting organized by Viniportugal, and incorporates the ‘Big Tasting’ live with Oz Clarke, in…
A long, sunny walk and some good beer
A friend was staying, so today we took RTL on a long walk in Windsor Great Park, ending up in the Fox and Hounds for a couple of pints of…