So I finally get to taste a proper Chinese wine, made from Chinese-grown grapes (although I may have tasted a proper Chinese wine when I was in Beijing in 2006;…
Why we should support plans to lift restrictions on EU vineyard planting
There’s a news story on Decanter at the moment concerning plans by the EU to lift the ban on new planting of vineyards. Wine regions throughout Europe are opposing plans…
A lovely wine dinner focusing on Champagne and Bordeaux
Headed over to brother-in-law Beavington’s place for a joint birthday celebration (ours are 6 days apart, but he is a year older than me). We had some fabulous wines. Champagne…
The official Swartland Revolution film!
Brilliantly put together by Sebastien!
Less oak, more folk – guest blog post by Daniel Primack
I’ve been blogging here for 10 years now, and I think (if my memory serves me correctly) that this is the first guest blog post. It’s by Daniel Primack of…
Another super Beaujolais: Jean-Paul Brun’s Terres Dorees
So, after my recent recommendation for Dubost’s fabulous Tracot, here’s another Beaujolais that really hooked me. It’s from Jean-Paul Brun, who is one of the natural wine guys, but who…
A bit of a rant about icon wines
While I was in South Africa, I noticed that quite a few wine estates now produce icon wines, retailing at Rand 500+. The icon wine now seems to be an…
A superb Beaujolais – best value red of the year?
I hope that regular readers will agree that I’m not a big hype merchant. If I big something up, it’s because I really, really like it. This is one such…
A brilliant, natural California Grenache
Now this is a superb wine. Before opening it, I admit I was expecting something very sweet and ripe, in the new world mould. But what I got was something…