Such a great afternoon. I was speaking with Doug Wregg of Les Caves de Pyrene at the London Wine Sessions in Hackney. We arrived early so headed up the road…
Learning to love Nebbiolo: Villa Giada Treponti Nebbiolo 2007 Monferrato
It has been a while since I reported on my quest to try to fall for Nebbiolo, and I have quite a few wines to tell you about. The first…
Valdibella Ariddu Grillo 2012 Sicily, Italy
This characterful white wine comes from a really interesting micro-cooperative in Sicily, with just 6 members. Olive oil, almonds and wine are produced, with 38 hectares of vineyards. The focus…
Four lovely wines – Weinbach, Zidarich, Puzelat and Valli
On my first night in Canada a group of friends gathered to share some nice wines. I think they deserve a write-up, although – as usual – notes and scores…
Insoglio del Cinghiale, an impressive Tuscan red blend
I’m not usually a huge super-Tuscan fan, but this is really good. There’s a purity and focus here that I don’t often get from Tuscany. Tasted blind, I reckon I’d…
Two lovely Ligurians from Bruna
The wine world is big. And though I have been drinking wine in earnest for a long time, there are some bits that are new to me. These are the…
Learning to love Nebbiolo: Langhe Nebb from Vajra and Massolino
So I’ve been trying quite a few Nebbiolos of late, in a quest to learn to love it more. This has meant tasting a fair few young Barolos, and struggling…
Give the wine enough time
I have been tasting today. I spent a good portion of the afternoon at two tastings of Italian wines: the first, the Armit tasting; the second, a preview of the…
Guttarolo Primitivo, a remarkable amphora wine from Puglia
I love this wine. It’s a Primitivo, but not as you know it. Cristiano Guttarolo has just 5 hectares of vines, at 400 m altitude, and this remarkable wine is…