I have limited experience of Grenache Blanc, I admit. But most of that experience has been good. Here are a couple of Spanish examples that continue that theme. They’re both…
Champagne, City and the last day of the Challenge
Spent the day at Lord’s today, for the final day of the International Wine Challenge. Just a small band of 12 tasters, deciding on the final trophies and value awards….
The siren call of wine
Wine has a strange ability to draw people in. To win their hearts. I don’t quite understand it, but there’s something special about wine. Wine makes people want to work…
1952 Colheita from Graham for the Diamond Jubilee
Old wines? I love them. And some of the best old wines are fortified wines: Madeira, Vintage Port, Tawny Port and VORS Sherry. This is a 60 year old single-vintage…
Loimer Gruner Veltliner Lois: great wine, great packaging
Lunch at the BFI today, on the south bank of the Thames, near Waterloo. The Benugo restaurant is actually pretty good, and I had a very well presented starter of…
IWC, the final day
So, tasting has finished at the world’s biggest and best blind tasting wine competition. Day 9 of judging at the International Wine Challenge was, from the perspective of table 9 at…
Pago de Los Capellanes Reserva 2007, and day 8 of the IWC
Back to the home of cricket for day 8 of the International Wine Challenge. It was another wet, cold day, but I had another good table, and although we worked…
Days 6 and 7 of the IWC
I am officially tired. The last two days of the International Wine Challenge have been fun, but hard work. It takes a lot of concentration to judge wines well, and…
Vineyards have a talent
I remember a discussion with Ernie Loosen in the Mosel, Germany. He said that each of his vineyards had specific talents. Rather than try to make a full range of…