So, at some unearthly hour tomorrow I am off to Turkey for the 2012 European Wine Bloggers’ Conference (http://ewbc.vrazon.com/), although it is now dubbed the Digital Wine Communication Conference in…
Dinner at Bistrot Le Cuisinier, Blois (Loire)
I’m currently in the Loire for a quick visit to give a talk about the science of Sauvignon, with my buddy Sam Harrop who for the last few years has…
Do you like old wine?
‘Do you like old wine?’ It’s a question I was asked before a guest popped a pristine bottle of 1934 Latour out of his bag. I thought about it again…
A lovely red wine from Galicia, Spain
I love this wine, which hails from the north west of Spain, in a small Galician region called Ribeiro. It’s made from some unfamiliar varieties, but Jancis, Julia and Jose’s…
A brilliant Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos
A big dinner last night at home with friends. For me, this was the stand-out wine. It’s truly wonderful. Expensive, but one of the world’s great sweet wines. Királyudvar Tokaji…
About most wines there is little to be said
I have been tasting a lot of wine of late. About many wines there is little to be said. They are just wine. For many people, all they are looking…
A brilliant, but rather different, Argentine Malbec
I’ve been following this wine over the course of a couple of days. It’s an Argentine Malbec, but not as you know it. It is made by Vincent Wallard, a…
A brilliant, affordable Languedoc Syrah
Love this wine. Affordable but with some complexity. Fun yet a bit serious. Chunky but not inelegant. Ripe yet savoury. A perfect house red for autumn/winter. Domaine Coudoulet Syrah 2011…
Recaredo: world-class Cava?
Great discovery today, made at Les Caves de Pyrene’s sparkling tasting. Recaredo. World-class Cava, something that many wine nuts didn’t think was possible. The secret to Recaredo’s wines? Biodynamic viticulture and…