We don’t see a lot of Swiss wine in the UK. But I did get to try these wines at a Swiss-focused evening at the excellent Newcomer Wines a while…
London restaurants (6) an amazing dinner at Brat with a Loire focus
Had a brilliant dinner at Brat last night. It was my first time, and it was one of the meals of the year. Our theme was Loire, and we brought…
Grower Champagne focus: Marie Courtin Résonance Extra Brut
Champagne Marie-Courtin Résonance Extra Brut NV (2014) France 12% alcohol. Dominique Moreau runs the estate – her grandmother was Marie-Courtin. It’s 2 ha in the Aube, and all of the…
Place of Changing Winds, a remarkable Pinot from the Macedon Ranges
Place of Changing Winds Clos de la Connerie 2017 Macedon Ranges, Australia This wine is made by Luke Lambert for Robert Walters (an importer – he’s the founder of Bibendum…
When is it acceptable to reject a wine in a restaurant? How to manage the ‘taste’
There has been a lot of chat on twitter about a food blogger who had a bad experience in a restaurant in Manchester. He began by ordering a bottle of…
Gezellig: a new London restaurant with a strong wine focus
Popped into new restaurant Gezellig yesterday. I’d heard a bit about it before, and it was pointed out to me by a few that this was an omission on my…
Interesting Marlborough: new releases from Corofin
This was a chance to taste through the 2016s from Mike Paterson’s impressive Corofin project (which I reviewed a while back). 2016 was a pretty good vintage, but the following…
FLXcursion International Riesling Expo (3) Getting Deep
This session looked at Rieslings produced on deeper, heavier soils, comparing (in some cases) wines made on shallower soils with those from deeper ones. It was full of interest. First,…
We become attached to rules we have learned
It’s amazing how attached we become to rules that we’ve learned. Take the split infinitive. ‘To boldly go,’ is – to those who learned grammar in school – technically wrong,…