Great to see that Authentic Wine has been shortlisted for the Andre Simon awards. My last book, Wine Science, was also shortlisted, but lost out to Hugh Johnson’s Wine: a…
A brilliant Falanghina for very little money
It’s useful to have a stock of wines that cost relatively little, but which taste really good. This is one of those Tuesday night wines. It’s a Falanghina from the…
Is terroir relevant?
Some discussion on twitter at the moment about whether terroir is relevant to consumers. It’s all a bit daft really, because no one has defined who these consumers are, and…
More highlights from Majestic: two lovely Alsace whites from Schlumberger
Two more highlights from this week’s press tasting at Majestic: a couple of lovely Alsace whites from Schlumberger. I love these wines, and at the offer price they are a…
The 2009s from DRC
Off to Corney & Barrow this morning to taste the 2009s from the legendary Domaine de la Romanee Conti, which we all know as DRC. Of course, it is virtually…
Heida: a brilliant Swiss white wine
Swiss wines are great, but they’re rarely seen out of Switzerland. This is a mountain wine, grown at an altitude of 1150 metres, which makes it one of the highest…
Some great wines at today’s Majestic press tasting
I really enjoyed today’s small but perfectly formed Majestic press tasting, held in a stock room at their fine wine store in St John’s Wood. [As an aside, they have…
How export approval can stand in the way of less conventional or natural wines
Some good news. Wine Australia today announced that they are dropping the tasting panel element from export approval. Getting export approval has been a big problem for natural winemakers in Australia,…
A decent, affordable Carignan
£9 used to be quite a lot to spend on a bottle of wine. Now, with duty increases and exchange rates, it really isn’t. I’m not saying that £9 is…