A fantastic day today. A cricket match. This time, not the wine trade, but a church match, between two Twickenham based Anglican congregations. One large, one smaller. I was playing…
Video: tasting Riesling from Mosel, Alsace and Australia
Another video blog entry – this time, me tasting some rather delicious Rieslings. Perfect for a warm summer weekend like this.
Spotted in a Trimbach: a new-look Diam
Opened a Trimbach Riesling this afternoon to find it had a new-look Diam (taint-free technical cork) in the neck. This Diam has been streaked with brown to make it look…
In the garden, vines and bees
I’ve begun to appreciate bees a great deal more since I read Douglas Coupland’s latest novel. Anyway, there are a lot of them in the garden this year, mainly because…
Day 3 of the London wine fair
Today was the third and final day of the London wine trade fair. There’s so much to see; you can’t hope to do everything, but instead just have to make…
A memorable Jura wine
One of the highlights of the recent ‘Real Wine’ tasting was this superb Jura wine, from Ganevat, whose wines I have just written up on the main wineanorak site. This…
Day 2, wine fair
I’m sneaking in a quick blog post from day 2 of the wine fair. I’m sitting in the access zone, which is the social media hub of the fair. Pictured…
Day 1, London wine trade fair
It has been a long and busy day at the London International Wine Fair. It began early, and Shrek nearly died. He’s our younger cat. As regular readers know, we…
Pennautier Cabardes – brilliant value!
It’s always good to find an affordable wine that really over-delivers. This is fantastic stuff, and it’s an utter bargain. Château de Pennautier 2008 Cabardès, France From a small (500…