Some more Christmas Day wines. Château Suduiraut 2001 Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 14% alcohol. Remarkably fresh still with complex, spicy lemon and grapefruit notes as well as viscous apricot, pear and…
My epic Christmas day wine tasting video
So, a film of my Christmas day wines. Shot on location, amid the festivities. There’s even a bit of pug action towards the end.
Christmas Day highlights (1): Le Moine Saint-Romain 11, Mulderbosch 13, Floridene 12
Some excellent wines yesterday for Christmas Day with family. I’m going to write up the highlights in two posts. The wines deserve it. First, three whites, all of which exceeded expectations….
Millton Chenin Blanc Te Arai Vineyard 2013 Gisborne, New Zealand
I’m quite a fan of James and Annie Millton’s wines. I’ve visited them twice in Gisborne, once in 2008 and then again in 2013. It’s a pretty place, and for…
Kingscote The Bacchus, one of England’s best still wines?
Could this be the best still English wine I have tasted? It’s from a 15 acre vineyard in Sussex, that’s on a much larger estate owned by Christen Monge. In…
Wineanorak on University Challenge, I’ve finally made it!
So cool to see wineanorak featuring on University Challenge last night (a television program on the UK’s BBC). Paxman reading out content from my site! I’ve made it. Distressing to…
Monsanto Il Poggio Chianti Classico Riserva 2009
Chianti. I’ve struggled a bit with it. It can be great, but often it’s a bit difficult and surly. It’s like a moody friend: you have to wait for the…
Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs Late Disgorged 2007
This is amazing. One of the best sparkling wines I’ve tried from the UK. It has been aged on its lees for 70 months. It shows what’s possible in England…
The Perfect Meal, with Professor Charles Spence
I’ve just written up the launch of Professor Charles Spence’s new book, The Perfect Meal. It’s a really good book that examines how science can help us understand what it…