Now when the Austrians can prevent themselves from adding too much oak or going for too much extraction and ripeness, they make some lovely red wines. This is a Blaufrankisch,…
Domaine of the Bee 2009
In August 2010 I reviewed the first two releases of a new high-end domaine in the Roussillon region of France – Domaine of the Bee. It’s the personal project of…
Yalumba Viognier 2010 Eden Valley
Impressive stuff from Yalumba who have pioneered this variety in Australia. They also do an excellent cheaper Viognier in their Y series which is almost as good. But this version,…
Scotch egg
One of the participants on the recent Ghent beer trip was David Constable, who runs a wonderful blog Forevereggslporing.com. It focuses solely on the scotch egg. Inspired by David, who…
Stonehaven Sauvignon Blanc, brilliant value from South Africa
Was really impressed with this Sauvignon, which is made by the talented Duncan Savage at Cape Point. Think I shall try to buy a dozen as house white for Christmas….
Video: in Ghent, visiting the van Steenberge brewery and drinking St Stefanus beer
A short film of my visit to Ghent, along with a merry bunch of beer bloggers and writers. We visit the Sint Stefanus monastery and the van Steenberge brewery, and…
In Ghent
Just on my way back from a beer trip to Ghent. Ghent was beautiful and we had some lovely beers. More later, but for now a few pictures.
Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla en Rama
Now this is interesting. Remember all the fuss about the Gonzalez Byas Tio Pepe Fino en Rama? It was a special bottling of Fino straight from the cask, and it…
Hmmm, Marcillac!
I was delighted to find a spattering of new wines from the southwest of France in The Sampler yesterday, when I attended the icon tasting. I bought one – a…