So it now day 2 of the wine bloggers conference. It has been a great experience. It is a lot bigger and more professional than I had anticipated. Everything about…
At the bloggers conference, the crazy but fun BYOB party
I arrived in Izmir yesterday evening, and after a quick dip in the hotel pool, it was off to the opening event of the EWBC (the european wine bloggers conference,…
Off to Turkey, for the bloggers conference
So, at some unearthly hour tomorrow I am off to Turkey for the 2012 European Wine Bloggers’ Conference (http://ewbc.vrazon.com/), although it is now dubbed the Digital Wine Communication Conference in…
Dinner at Bistrot Le Cuisinier, Blois (Loire)
I’m currently in the Loire for a quick visit to give a talk about the science of Sauvignon, with my buddy Sam Harrop who for the last few years has…
Do you like old wine?
‘Do you like old wine?’ It’s a question I was asked before a guest popped a pristine bottle of 1934 Latour out of his bag. I thought about it again…
A lovely red wine from Galicia, Spain
I love this wine, which hails from the north west of Spain, in a small Galician region called Ribeiro. It’s made from some unfamiliar varieties, but Jancis, Julia and Jose’s…
A brilliant Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos
A big dinner last night at home with friends. For me, this was the stand-out wine. It’s truly wonderful. Expensive, but one of the world’s great sweet wines. Királyudvar Tokaji…
About most wines there is little to be said
I have been tasting a lot of wine of late. About many wines there is little to be said. They are just wine. For many people, all they are looking…
A brilliant, but rather different, Argentine Malbec
I’ve been following this wine over the course of a couple of days. It’s an Argentine Malbec, but not as you know it. It is made by Vincent Wallard, a…