Monte d’Oiro translates as mountain of gold, and it refers to the golden colour taken in early evening by the hill on which many of the vineyards are planted. The…
Wine experts needed for scientific study, central London
If you are wine expert in easy striking distance of central London, then there’s an experiment taking place on expert wine tasting and social interactions being run the University of…
Video interviews with top South African winemakers
Just posted a write up of the excellent wines from Mick and Jeanine Craven, who make superb single-site wines from Stellenbosch. While I was doing it I thought I’d share…
Two lovely naturally made reds from Portuguese winemaker Tiago Teles
A while back, Ben Henshaw of Indigo Wine sent me some samples to have a look at. Ben and I agree pretty much in terms of our palate preferences, I’ve…
At a festival, without very much wine
A week ago, my friend Mel Brown messaged me to see if I wanted to go to a festival the following weekend. I was free, so I said yes. I…
Champagne Taittinger Prestige Rosé NV
Champagne Taittinger Prestige Rosé NV France £50 Waitrose, Asda, Wine Rack, Majestic, Harrods 12.5% alcohol There’s 15% of still red wine from Ambonnay and Bouzy in the blend, added to…
Three Muscadets, and how I am beginning to love Melon
Isn’t Melon an interesting grape variety? I’ve had good examples from Canada (Niagara) and Oregon of late. I’m glad people are working with a variety like this, which traditionally hasn’t…
Lisbon Family Vineyards: visiting three ambitious producers from Portugal’s Lisboa region
The wine region of Lisboa is a large, diverse one. It runs up north from Lisbon, bounded by the Atlantic coast on one side and the Tejo river to the…
Video: bottling sparkling wine on a mobile disgorging line
When I was in Canada last month I had a chance to watch Viniserve’s mobile disgorging line in operation. Disgorging is a vital stage in the life of…