I rarely permit guest posts, but here’s one from Henry Jeffreys, because he asked nicely, and I like his writing. It’s about wine book publishing and how it has changed…
Generalists versus specialists
For those of us making a living writing about wine, there’s a choice we have to make. Do we position ourselves as experts or generalists? Do we specialize in just…
Winners of the ML wines competition
A few weeks ago I posted about the ML wines competition held by Lallemand in Madrid. The results are now out (click on the image below to see it full…
Some old pictures, and thoughts on permanence
Today I have been sorting through some old pictures. They’re really old, some as far back as 1970. I’ve changed a lot since then. The wine world has changed a…
Music and wine
Heraclitus was right. You can’t step in the same stream twice. The stream is ever changing and you are changed by your experience of the stream. It’s like that with…
Novelty at the expense of quality?
Star wine writer Jancis Robinson’s latest FT column is worth a read. You can find it here. She is focusing on the quest for novelty in the wine world, and…
Zorah Karasi, a remarkable Armenian wine
One of the most interesting encounters I had at today’s Liberty Wine tasting was with Armenia, the land-locked country hemmed in by Georgia, Ajerbaijan, Iran and Turkey. This broader area…
Recently on the main wineanorak site
Some recent articles on the main wineanorak site, which – if you just visit this blog – you might have missed. Blandy’s: a profile of this important Madeira company, with…
A year in the life of a winewriter, 2013
It has been a good year. Not always straightforward, but rewarding. One measure of the success of a year is how much I have learned, and this year I have…