I wanted to draw readers’ attention to the newly released special report on Burgundy 2010 by fellow wine writer Tim Atkin. It’s an impressive 53 page in-depth look at this…
Remirez de Ganuza, a top Rioja property, shows that modern can be good
Regular readers will know that a winery that employs solely 100% new oak (with 20% American), and selects as far as taking the tips off grape bunches (these are less…
A really good Kiwi fizz: Huia Blanc de Blancs 2004
New World sparkling wine isn’t my happiest hunting ground. But this is really good: full flavoured, complex, intense. I can’t find any UK stockists, but I reckon it will come…
Voyager Estate Shiraz 2009 Margaret River
I have been drinking this young Margaret River Shiraz for the last couple of evenings, and it’s impressive. Normally, you’d associate this rather beautiful part of Western Australia with Cabernet…
Psi from Ribera del Duero
Ψ PSI Named after the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet, this is a project by Peter Sisseck of Pingus fame, in collaboration with growers in Ribera del Duero, Spain….
The Ned Sauvignon Blanc 2011
I’ve really liked a lot of the 2011 Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs that I’ve tried. And here’s another good one. It’s from Brent Maris’ new venture in the Waihopai subdistrict of…
Newspapers, and their future
Interesting to look at current circulation figures for the leading national newspapers in the UK: Dailies The Sun 2,751,219 Daily Mail 2,011,283 Daily Mirror 1,122,563 The Daily Telegraph 596,180 Daily…
Laithwaites Theale Vineyard Sparkling Wine
I was impressed by this. It’s a limited-production sparkling wine from a vineyard at the headquarters of Laithwaites, one of the UK’s most successful wine merchants, located in Theale, near…
I wish more Chilean wines were like this
Costero Syrah 2008 from Vina Leyda, in the Leyda Valley. Bright, vivid, peppery. Sweet fruit, but not too sweet. Some notes of olive. Black cherry and blackberry fruit, with a…