Continuing the year… April is the International Wine Challenge, which takes a couple of weeks – it’s a nice time of year. It was also the Real Wine Fair, which…
2014 in pictures (1)
2014 has been a remarkable year. Here’s my year in review, in pictorial form. The January tasting season began with the Burgundy 2012 tastings in London. This was a new…
New releases from Aussie star Shaw & Smith
I’ve reviewed the wines of Shaw & Smith before, here and here. I got to taste some of the latest releases, and I’m once again pretty impressed. The Sauvignon Blanc…
Christmas Day highlights (2): Suduiraut 01, La Chapelle 97, Le Dome 96, Gruaud Larose 00
Some more Christmas Day wines. Château Suduiraut 2001 Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 14% alcohol. Remarkably fresh still with complex, spicy lemon and grapefruit notes as well as viscous apricot, pear and…
My epic Christmas day wine tasting video
So, a film of my Christmas day wines. Shot on location, amid the festivities. There’s even a bit of pug action towards the end.
Christmas Day highlights (1): Le Moine Saint-Romain 11, Mulderbosch 13, Floridene 12
Some excellent wines yesterday for Christmas Day with family. I’m going to write up the highlights in two posts. The wines deserve it. First, three whites, all of which exceeded expectations….
Millton Chenin Blanc Te Arai Vineyard 2013 Gisborne, New Zealand
I’m quite a fan of James and Annie Millton’s wines. I’ve visited them twice in Gisborne, once in 2008 and then again in 2013. It’s a pretty place, and for…
Kingscote The Bacchus, one of England’s best still wines?
Could this be the best still English wine I have tasted? It’s from a 15 acre vineyard in Sussex, that’s on a much larger estate owned by Christen Monge. In…
Wineanorak on University Challenge, I’ve finally made it!
So cool to see wineanorak featuring on University Challenge last night (a television program on the UK’s BBC). Paxman reading out content from my site! I’ve made it. Distressing to…