I’m on a tour of the Loire with three Canadian friends. Wine agent Nicole Campbell, and Toronto sommeliers Krysta Oben and Lexi Wolkowski. We began in London, with a day…
More thoughts on flying, and laptop bans
Just back from California, my first trip in a few weeks. Back into the swing of long haul flying. I enjoy being on a plane, most of the time. It’s…
Exploring Sauvignon Blanc, with nine interesting wines
As part of a session at the Jackson Family Wines internal conference that I’ve been attending this week, we had a big discussion about Sauvignon Blanc. This included a tasting…
A couple of organic Rhône wines
Nice to try a couple of interesting organic wines from the Rhône. It’s one of France’s leading regions for organics, with over 3000 certified organic vineyards. Remarkably, in the Côtes du…
Gamay Focus 29: B Kosuge Wines Gamay Noir 2015 Carneros, Napa, California
I’m in the Napa Valley for a few days, and on my first morning here I found myself at Oxbow Public market for some Ritual coffee. I couldn’t help browsing…
Video: Alternative America – three producers from the USA doing something a bit differently
At the Real Wine Fair I caught up with three producers from the USA who are doing something a bit different, and making excellent wines in the process. Scott…
The Real Wine Fair, some thoughts
Yesterday was the first of two days of the Real Wine Fair, which was held at Tobacco Dock in East London. This is a great venue, with wonderful natural light…
Dinner at 67 with uncle Erni
Gareth Birchley of Berry Bros & Rudd (and Come Dine With Me fame) convened a small dinner. Birchley, who was described by Telegraph wine columnist Victoria Moore as ‘a boisterous…
Fugazi! A lovely McLaren Vale Grenache from Ochota Barrels
Had this bottle the other night at Noble Rot. You can tell times are changing if I’m going out and ordering (a) a Grenache (b) from the McLaren Vale. Both…