Frank Cornelissen was in town showing off his new wines. It’s a series of single-vineyard wines from his 25 hectares and 19 plots on Mount Etna. ‘It’s the focus of…
Some nice high-end rosés
Had these nice high-end rosés yesterday afternoon, with friends. Triennes Rosé 2017 Provence, France Pure delicate and aromatic – very bright with tangerine and lemon and red currant. So fresh….
Gusbourne Brut 2014, one of England’s finest
This is the latest release of the Brut Reserve from Gusbourne, one of the UK’s top sparkling wine producers. 2014 saw an early budburst with good weather through to the…
We like the smell of geosmin in the air, but not in our wine
There’s a really interesting article on the BBC News site discussing why rain smells so good. The smell of rain hitting the ground releases a smell that has been dubbed…
In Niagara, Canada: Leaning Post
Ilya Senchuk has been making wines in Niagara for a while now. He started off with Daniel Lencko, then went to Foreign Affairs, and then started his own virtual winery,…
Four affordable, lighter reds for summer smashing
Back to the UK and I’m working through some samples on a balmy summer evening. I’m really into lighter red wines at the moment and these four fit the bill…
Gamay 40, Leaning Post Wismer-Armbrust and Natural Gamays, Niagara, Canada
Two very interesting Gamays from boutique Niagara producer Leaning Post. They come from the same vineyard, but are made differently: one is whole bunch, no added sulphites, no filtering, and…
A weekend of Chardonnay in Niagara: the i4C 2018 edition
I first came to Canada in 2013 for the i4C, the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Conference (here’s my blog post on it). My trip then was to make a lasting…
Niagara: Flat Rock
Nice to revisit Flat Rock, which has one of the prettiest cellar door views in Niagara. On this stunningly clear day we could see over Lake Ontario to Toronto. Owner…