I can’t quite believe it, but I’m back in Canada. Penticton BC, to be precise, in the heart of the Okanagan Valley, one of the world’s most scenic wine regions,…
Flying with the brakes on?
After a false start last summer, when we thought things were opening up (and I managed two trips, to France and Germany), I’m flying again for the first time. The…
Who are you writing for?
When I first got into wine, back in the 1990s, I discovered a book in a friend’s toilet that was to prove inspirational. It was Robert Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide,…
We lost our lives, and now we tussle with Stockholm syndrome
It’s late April in the UK, and things are beginning to open up, after a long lockdown. I had my first pint in a pub garden today, and it tasted…
Sonder: everyone has a story
Sometimes we need to step outside of our own perspective. This is true in our lives, but also in the world of wine. Each wine region has its own story….
On truth
I think it was Nicolas Joly who once said, before a wine can be good it must be true. I like this sentiment. We want honesty in wine: I don’t…