Quick post from the road. Staying in Barcelona at the gorgeous Dubai-style five star W hotel. View from the room, on the 22nd floor, is amazing. Alas, only here for…
On the road – Portugal and Spain
Started this morning at Almeida Garrett in the Beira Interior of Portugal – it’s the second time I have visited this region, which makes reds with lovely definition, and at…
Sweet wine season, 9: Hidalgo Triana, an amazing PX sherry
This is amazing stuff. Totally mind-blowing. Very, very sweet and concentrated, but really complex, too. Hidalgo Pedro Ximenez Triana VORS 30 Years Old Sherry Amazing stuff: rich and intense with…
Two classy Spanish reds
I’m painfully aware that while I’ve focused in-depth on Portugal, I’ve neglected Spain. I’m sorry about that. In an attempt to begin to redress this balance, here are two rather…
Sweet wine season, 4: Pedro Ximenez, an extreme style
This is about as extreme as sweet wine gets. Very ripe grapes dried in the sun, then fortified and aged for a long time in old barrels in a solera…