I’ve been visiting Torres today, one of Spain’s strongest wine brands, making not only very good commercial wines, but also some fairly serious high end wines, too. I spent some…
Northern Rhone series 24, Jeanne Gaillard Syrah
Jeanne Gaillard is the daughter of Pierre, well known grower in the Northern Rhone. At the age of 24 she landed 13 hectares of vineyards, five in Crozes Hermitage and…
10 and 20 year old Tawny Ports from Taylor’s
Regular readers will know that I am a fortified wine fan, and that I just love Tawny Port. here are a couple of good ones from Taylor’s. Both widely available…
Old vine Garnacha from Domaines Lupier, Navarra
Two impressive, potentially ageworthy Garnacha (Grenache) wines from Navarra. They’re quite difficult to assess right now because they are just so tannic and primary, but I think they will be…
Decanter switches to 100 point scale and will publish individual taster’s scores
In a progressive move, UK-based wine magazine Decanter has announced that it adopting the 100 point scale for its tasting section, and that it is reducing the number of tasters…
Cricket, with some wine
Another day of wine trade cricket today, on a day that actually felt like summer. We were playing Majestc at Hampton Wick, a lovely pitch in the grounds of Bushy…
Northern Rhone series 23, cracking Cornas from Guillaume Gilles
Oh yes, I like this a lot. When Cornas is good, it can be great. This is a great example, from a young vigneron called Guillaume Gilles, and I believe…
Is flavour a property of the wine? A great article from Barry Smith
If you can, take some time to read this great article in a Nature supplement by wine-loving philosophy professor Barry Smith. It discusses whether the flavour (or taste) of a wine…
A lovely Grenache Gris from Domaine Jones
A while back I was enthusing here about Grenache Blanc, and several people told me to keep an eye out for Grenache Gris. Well, I found one – it’s from…