I have done a lot of driving over the last two days. It has meant a lot of Radio 4 listening, interspersed with CDs. Today I heard a program on…
Two very nice affordable wines, from Portugal and Italy
It’s always good to stumble across wines that over-deliver for their price point. Here are two that I tried today and was impressed by. Tenuta Roveglia Lugana 2011 Italy From…
A pointer to some of my longer blog posts
Little and often is how I like to do my blog. It’s because that’s what I like when I visit a blog: I don’t want to read through a 1000…
Exciting times in the world of beer
OK, this is a wine blog, but I am obsessed by flavour, and I’m enjoying beer quite a bit at the moment, and I suspect that many readers will also…
A lovely Bordeaux, for just £8
The other day I was in a convenience store over the road, under instructions to buy some Chewits Extreme for younger son, when a couple of bottles of wine caught…
Two lovely Rieslings, Alsace and Austria
Two happy hunting grounds for Riesling: Alsace and Austria. These bottles satisfied, the Trimbach for its purity and freshness, and the Stadt Krems for its depth of flavour and richness of…
Celebrating the Wine Blog Awards with Taittinger Comtes 2000
I was thrilled to find out today that I won an award. I was shortlisted in the ‘Best Overall Wine Blog’ category in the Wine Blog Awards, and the results…
The joys of camping
Got back from our camping holiday in Somerset, which involved five teenagers (two of ours plus friends) and lots of rain, as well as a bit of sunshine. Because we…
Quinta de Sant’Ana Pinot Noir 2010
I’ve written before about this Pinot Noir. Its debut vintage, 2009, impressed me, and can be found online at a bargain price of £12. This follow-up is equally convincing. A…