Here’s a film where I ramble on interminably about terroir. Well, actually, it’s my seven key points on this most wonderful of concepts in wine. I hope that you find…
Bespoke Bros Heathcote Syrah – Australian elegance
This wine is the result of a collaboration between wine journalist Nick Stock and Gilles Lapalus of Sutton Grange winery. Some things to note: (1) it’s simply labelled; (2) it’s…
Dorilli, a new wine from Sicilian producer Planeta
This is an interesting new wine from Sicilian producer Planeta, who I visited a while back. It’s a posh version of their Cerasuolo di Vittoria, which is a deliciously fresh…
Mixing the personal and professional
One of the questions facing me as someone who primarily functions online, with a heavy reliance on social media, is how much I should mix the personal and professional. I’m…
Video: tasting schist – Torres Salmos Priorat and Tons de Duorum
Two wines with a common connection: schist.
Video trailer: Zev Robinson’s Life on the Douro
I thought it would be worth drawing the attention of readers here to filmmaker Zev Robinson’s trailer for his Life on the Douro film. Looks great:
At the Berry Bros press tasting today
It’s always fun at the Berry Bros & Rudd press tastings, because they show such good wines. Today’s tasting, in the cellars below their shop in St James’ St, was…
Wine trade cricket – we almost beat the kiwis!
Had some fun this afternoon. It was the Wine Trade Cricket XI versus a team from Wellington in New Zealand, Kelburn Cricket Club. We were playing at the lovely Hampton…
The Waitrose press tasting today
Had a nice time at the Waitrose (UK supermarket) press tasting today, held at their cookery school adjoining the Finchley Road branch. I’m always glad to come away with a…