Gotta love Burgundy. Here are two rather nice ones that aren’t stupidly expensive, but which are delicious. Antoine Jobard Bourgogne Blanc 2011 Burgundy, France Wonderful stuff: lovely matchstick and citrus…
In South Africa, day 2
I woke up on Sunday early but excited. A few lucky people, including me, had been invited to Robertson by three producers: Graham Beck, Springfield and De Wetshof. And we…
Bergström Old Stones Chardonnay 2012, class from Oregon
I recently reviewed the wines from Josh Bergström, an Oregon producer who’s made a shift in style over the years from big to balanced. It’s a transition that many producers are…
The new Las Pizarras wines from Errazuriz: high end, terroir-driven Pinot and Chardonnay from coastal Aconcagua
Francisco Baettig, of Errazuriz, is a thoughtful, insightful winemaker. Like many Chilean winemakers, he has been thinking quite a bit about how to make his wines fresher and more interesting,…
Video: harvesting and pressing Chardonnay in the Napa Valley, California
Here’s a video from last week’s trip to Napa. We got to take part in vintage, and this short clip shows harvesting and pressing Chardonnay grapes at Truchard Vineyards, Carneros….
Super Chablis from Eleni et Edouard Vocoret
A new discovery for me, courtesy of Roberson. The wines of Eleni and Edouard Vocoret. UK retailer Majestic used to stock the Vocoret Chablis in the early noughties, and they…
Bell Hill, one of New Zealand’s finest producers
I just love the wines of Bell Hill, a boutique winery in Waikari, North Canterbury, New Zealand (not far from the Waipara Valley). I visited seven years ago on my…
Three Jura wines: Lucien Aviet Trousseau, Domaine Labet Poulsard and Jacques Puffeney Chardonnay
At Daniel Primack’s home we consumed a number of wine wines yesterday, including this triplet from the Jura. The first two were from Daniel’s cellar; the third was brought by…
Matrot Meursault 2012
When white Burgundy is good, it is peerless. Well, almost, as the recent Kumeu River tasting showed. This is a good one. It’s from Thierry and Pascale Matrot, and it’s…