As I write, I’m sipping a white wine from Serbia. This would be a brilliant wine to put into a blind tasting: I reckon most people would suggest that it’s…
Selfie wine tasting video 1 – Tokaji Eszencia four times!
I thought it might be quite fun to do some ‘selfie’ videos of wine tasting, taken on my camera phone, in situ. Here I taste Tokaji Eszencia, a remarkable, intensely…
Tokaji in Tokaj, the film
Here’s the film from my visit to Tokaj, featuring Disznoko, Lazlo Meszaros the Director of Disznoko, and the wonderful Aszu berries being harvested one at a time.
Some Rhône treats
Quite a few impressive Rhône wines at yesterday’s Bunch tasting. Here are some I enjoyed a lot. Alain Graillot Crozes Hermitage 2011 Northern Rhône, France Is this Graillot’s best yet?…
Scoring wines: peer group or absolute?
There’s an interesting discussion on Twitter, concerning the scoring of wines. It was prompted by a Decanter blog by the usually brilliant Andrew Jefford here. Jefford starts off on fire:…
Some more pictures from Tokaj
Just back from my lightning trip to Tokaj. I enjoyed it a great deal, and learned a lot. I thought I knew a little about Tokaji (the wine), but visiting…
On the road in Tokaj, Hungary
It fills me with a sense of childish excitement when I visit a new wine region. I’ve said it before, and likely I will say it again, that it is…
Impressive new wines from Tasmania’s Tolpuddle Vineyard
Very excited to be able to try these two new wines. They are a Pinot Noir and a Chardonnay from Tasmania’s Tolpuddle vineyard, and represent the first vintage to be…
Skin contact whites, the next big thing
I am really enjoying skin contact whites at the moment. These are white wines that are made like red wines, with the skins present during the fermentation, rather than pressing…