Just a quick alert. Beware of anyone cold calling selling wine as an investment. I know this sounds like obvious advice, but some people seem to ignore it. Lionel Nierop,…
England v Australia: great rugby preceded by great wine
What a great afternoon. I went to Twickenham to watch England versus Australia, preceded by lunch in St Margarets. It was at a small BYO cafe, so two of us…
A nice quote from 1947
I have an old wine book, recommended to me by a reader – it’s Ian Maxwell Campbell’s Wayward Tendrils of the Vine, published in 1947. It’s delightfully old fashioned, but…
Recently on the main wineanorak site
Some recent articles on the main wineanorak site: Sterhuis: nice wines from Stellenbosch, South Africa Amelia Park: an interesting new Margaret River producer Douro Family Estates: a new collaborative venture…
A Diwali party with some Roumier
We went to our first Diwali party today, at the home of some friends. They even provided suitable clothing for us, as well as some delicious food. It was one…
Why I deleted a post…
I’ve decided to delete the post I made a few days ago on differences in pricing I found for the Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir. But I also wanted…
Is Oddbins back?
Oddbins press tasting today. For those outside the UK, Oddbins were in the early 1990s a pioneering wine merchant who brought interesting wine to the masses. Then, in the noughties,…
Good affordable Pinot and Chobham common
Drinking a very nice, affordable Pinot Noir as I type. It’s Villa Maria Private Bin 2009 Marlborough, New Zealand (£9.99 Sainsbury, Tesco, Coop, Wholefoods, NZ House of Wine). Fresh and…
This video makes me squirm: is it because I’m a Brit?
James Suckling, previously wine critic with the influential US publication The Wine Spectator, is launching his own website. He’s going to be focusing on video content, and to whet readers’…