William Fèvre is one of the most highly regarded of the producers in Chablis. I met to taste with winemaker Didier Seguier. He’s been working for Fèvre for 21 years….
What I learned about wine from going to a gig
Monday was fun. I arrived at Heathrow at nine in the morning. I’d just flown in from Montreal on a short overnight flight that took some six hours. By the…
Judging the National Wine Awards of Canada 2019
I’m just on my way home from a week spent judging the National Wine Awards of Canada. This was my sixth year of judging this excellently organised competition. I started…
Some affordable, tasty Riojas
I’ve recently been doing some tastings for my Sunday Express column, and I’ve been reminded how good and affordable some Rioja can be. Of course, as with any major wine…
Nagano region, Japan (15) Domaine Hase/Hikaru Farm
We followed a tiny, icy road in the foot of the mountain, heading up to Hikaru Farm in Takayama Village. This is where Mitsuhiro Hase makes wine, with vineyards ranging…
Why ‘like what you like’ is generally bad advice when it comes to wine
Here, I’m addressing some questionable comments made about wine tasting, including the oft-proffered advice, ‘like what you like.’ The first is that the trade is full of wine snobs. Usually,…
Tasting some wines from Uruguay
I tasted through a selection of Uruguayan wines with Wines of Uruguay ambassador Gabriela Zimmer. This organization brings together 22 of Uruguay’s 180 wineries who are focused on export. Most…
London for wine lovers: the best places to drink good wine
I keep getting asked by people about places to drink in London, so here, off the top of my head, is a list of places that I can heartily recommend….
For most wines, glass bottles make no sense
In many classic wine-producing countries it used to be normal to visit a winery and buy wine directly from the tank, filling up your own container. This is a good…