Great afternoon and evening. I’d been invited to the 20/20 cricket match that was being held at the Old Deer Park in Richmond, close to where I live, by my…
Dinner at Daniel’s
Had a nice dinner on Saturday night with colleagues Will Lyons and Joe Wadsack at the home of Daniel Primack of Around Wine. I wouldn’t be so indiscreet as to…
blogging the mobile way
Despite having possessed a smartphone for 9 months now, this is the first time I have written a blog post with it. The reason? It just takes ages. And mobile…
What wine writers buy: four great cheap wines
OK, I can only speak for myself. Despite being deluged in samples (which is great, by the way – so useful to be able to try wines at home, and…
Away for the weekend
It’s brother-in-law Cliff’s 50th birthday weekend. Very decently, he has come over from Geneva with his family and hired a large house in the Cotswalds, so it’s time for a…
Mixing the personal and professional
One of the questions facing me as someone who primarily functions online, with a heavy reliance on social media, is how much I should mix the personal and professional. I’m…
Video trailer: Zev Robinson’s Life on the Douro
I thought it would be worth drawing the attention of readers here to filmmaker Zev Robinson’s trailer for his Life on the Douro film. Looks great:
Wine trade cricket – we almost beat the kiwis!
Had some fun this afternoon. It was the Wine Trade Cricket XI versus a team from Wellington in New Zealand, Kelburn Cricket Club. We were playing at the lovely Hampton…
The Waitrose press tasting today
Had a nice time at the Waitrose (UK supermarket) press tasting today, held at their cookery school adjoining the Finchley Road branch. I’m always glad to come away with a…