So what does a week as a wine writer consist of? It’s hard to say. Every week is different. There’s travel. Attending tastings. Writing articles to deadlines. Lunches. Dinners. It…
Just pick earlier!
I had a remarkable tasting a few weeks ago with Marcelo Papa of Concha y Toro. He did an experiment: picking some of the grapes for Marques de Casa Concha…
Unwritten rules for wine writers
I was recently at a supermarket press tasting, and one of the buyers – new to the game – commented that he was surprised how well we (the wine journos)…
Sorry for the absence
Apologies for being a week without updating this blog. Normally I update daily, so this has been very uncomfortable for me. It was a technical issue to do with the…
Recently on the main wineanorak site
For the benefit of those who just visit this blog, some recent articles from the main wineanorak.com site: Lowburn Ferry: small, high quality winery from New Zealand’s Central Otago Vino…
Perfectionism
Some thoughts about perfectionism. Generally speaking, this is an undesirable trait. There are some people who you would quite like to see perfectionism expressed in: for example, your neurosurgeon, your…
Keep on running
I wrote last year about how I’d begun running. The good news is that I have managed to keep it up. And I’m just about to get on a plane…
The Lidl fine wine sale, full notes on all the wines
Lidl have just launched a fine wine offering. Titled the ‘Lidl Premium French Wine Collection’, they have purchased a large quantity of decent French wine and are selling it at…
Ardbeg Supernova SN2014
OK, this isn’t wine. It’s whisky. A subject I know considerably less about than wine. But I am a flavour guy, so when I encounter some really interesting flavours, I…