Holidays are over, and the wine tasting calendar starts again here in London. I was in town for the first tasting in a long time – a small portfolio tasting…
The remarkable Tenerife wines of Suertes del Marques
So excited to have discovered these wonderful wines from Suertes del Marqués, Tenerife. (Website here.) Based in Valle de la Oratova, Tenerife, Suertes del Marqués was founded as recently in…
Ojuel Supurao, a remarkable, traditional, sweet red Rioja
Website: http://ojuelwine.com This is something quite unique. It’s a sweet red wine from Rioja, made by Ojuel, a small winery whose focus is on making an old-style sweet wine from…
The Flower and the Bee, a wonderful Treixadura from Ribeiro
I love this wine. it’s beautifully packaged, and its contents are great, too. From the northwest of Spain, and specifically the Ribeiro appellation, it’s a varietal Treixadura (in neighbouring Vinho…
Four decades of Beronia Gran Reserva Rioja
I recently got the chance to taste (and drink) Beronia Gran Reserva Rioja from three different decades, spanning four decades in all, which was pretty cool. I’m not the greatest…
Tio Pepe Fino En Rama, Fourth Edition, 2013
Just out: the new Tio Pepe Fino en Rama. Taken straight from the cask, unfiltered, and offering lots of flavour. Wines like this are helping to make Sherry sexy again….
IWC day three, plus some beer, plus some nice Riojas
Just finished day 3 of the International Wine Challenge at Lords. It is going well, and I’m enjoying tasting with some excellent wine trade colleagues. Everyone seems to be a…
Where does the world’s best cheap wine come from?
Where does the world’s best cheap red wine come from? Spain. It’s official. I’m on a plane at the moment, sitting in the back, and expecting bad wine. But the…
Dinner at Jorg’s
A merry crowd gathered in the garden of Jörg Pfützner’s home, for an evening of wine and food, including Bruwer Raats, David Clarke, Harry Haddon, Roland Peens, Greg Sherwood, Justin…