Those with a science background will understand why I’m chuffed to have got an article into the comments section of leading scientific journal Nature. It’s on the subject of climate…
A brilliant Rioja: Phincas
I was introduced to this wine by David Sampedro Gil, the winemaker behind DSG Vineyards, a relatively new project looking to make a range of wines from some of Spain’s…
Pay-to-play and wine writer ethics
I apologize for talking about talking about wine, but there’s a lot of discussion on wine writer ethics at the moment. This discussion has been led by the excellent Palate…
A tasty Malbec from the Loire
I was interested by this wine. Really modern packaging, and use of the variety name Malbec rather than the normal Touraine name for this grape, Cot. It’s riper than the…
The wines from Friday night’s wine peeps gathering
So, we’ve seen the food from Friday night. Now the wines. Special shout out to Greg Sherwood for bringing along two older reds, which he served blind. They were both…
A dinner with wine peeps, cooked by the talented Mr Wadsack
Last night we hosted a dinner for wine trade colleagues who share the ‘TW’ postcode. 12 of us in all, and celebrity chef for the day was Joe Wadsack, who…
Video: Christmas tree-side tipples
I love to sit and sip by the Christmas tree, late at night. Here are some of my favourite tree-side tipples!
At the Hobbit with New Zealand wine
Kiwi winery Villa Maria were sponsoring the wine at tonight’s preview showing of The Hobbit, so I got to go. Pictured above: Warren Adamson (Craggy Range), Kate Sweet (PR person…
A brilliant Pinot Noir from the Auvergne
This is, dear readers, the best sub-£10 wine I have consumed this year. It’s a Pinot Noir from the southern Loire region of the Auvergne, which is a story in…