A short film to give you a feel for the judging process of the International Wine Challenge, filmed on the last day of tasting at Lord’s yesterday. There’s even a…
Video: Hemel en Aarde, one of South Africa’s most dynamic wine regions
Here’s a film I made last week in Hemel en Aarde, which is one of South Africa’s most dynamic wine regions. It has come a long way in the last…
Video: an interview with Chris and Suzaan Alheit of Alheit Vineyards
One of my visits last week was with Chris and Suzaan Alheit of Alheit Vineyards, who were propelled to fame with the critical success of their first wine, the 2011…
Video: the Nederburg Auction Tabernacle Tasting
The Nederburg Auction people have made a short film of the Tabernacle old wine tasting that I took part in last Friday
Pinot Noir 2013: video and some thoughts in retrospect
Amid excessive travel and a few tight deadlines, I have steadily been writing up my notes from the Pinot Noir 2013 conference in Wellington, New Zealand this January. Over the…
What the Wellington Ukulele Orchestra tells us about terroir
On Friday night I went to a strange but enjoyable concert. Neudorf Vineyards in Nelson were hosting a gig by the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra. There were quite a few…
Video: the vineyards of Alsace
I have just written up the first part of my June trip to Alsace, which you can find here. There’s also a short film, giving a glimpse of this beautiful…
The Fourth Grand Blind New Year Champagne Tasting
So here it is. Longer and better than ever! 11 wines in the mix: 9 Champagnes (one a £10 bottle), 2 English sparkling wines, all tasted blind on camera. Can…
Video: Christmas tree-side tipples
I love to sit and sip by the Christmas tree, late at night. Here are some of my favourite tree-side tipples!