Just stumbled on this on YouTube. It’s a film dating from 1923 showing the wine boats of the Douro bringing the wine down river to Porto. This rabelos would have…
A great evening at The Quality Chop House
So Ferran Centelles, super somm from Spain, was in town. Seeing as he treated Richard Hemming, Xavier Rousset and me when we were in San Sebastian last year, we thought…
A perfect day of football and wine
So it was off to Selhurst Park yesterday, the home of Crystal Palace FC. They were playing ‘my’ team, Manchester City, and I’d been kindly invited along by Palace co-chairman…
Two lovely Ligurians from Bruna
The wine world is big. And though I have been drinking wine in earnest for a long time, there are some bits that are new to me. These are the…
More new California highlights
So, as promised, some more highlights from Tuesday’s New California tasting. Matthiasson Napa White 2012 Napa Valley, California A curious blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Ribolla Gialla, Semillon and Tocai Friulano…
Some highlights from the New California tasting
Yesterday’s New California tasting, organized by Roberson, was remarkable. So many great wines, with the hallmark being detail, sense of place and balance – traits not always associated with Californian…
Dinner at Gymkhana, with nice wine
So, last night I joined up with some of the New California Wine people (Jasmine Hirsch, Jon Bonne, Raj Parr, Wells Guthrie, Steve Matthiason, Raj’s cousin Mona, and Michael and…
My first Georgian supra
For one evening, a bit of Georgia – and the world’s oldest unbroken wine tradition – came to east London. It was the Georgian supra, part of the Real Wine…
Tapanappa Foggy Hill Pinot Noir 2012
I have been quite a fan of Brian Croser’s Tapanappa wines, since being introduced to them when I visited him back in 2005. Making fine wine is a long-term project,…