Since I first tried his wines a couple of years ago, Julien Sunier (above) had been on my hit-list of must-see Bojo producers. And then, a while later, I tried…
Video: Gorging on pāua, lobster and wine on the Wairarapa coast
This is an old film from 2010 that I initially uploaded on another platform, which has since disappeared, and I had requests (well, one actually) to resurrect it. So here…
ICCWS: Gary Pickering on managing green flavours in wine (what do to about ladybug taint)
Gary Pickering, of Brock University presented a talk at the ICCWS (International Cool Climate Wine Symposium) on managing green flavours in wine. These are largely (but not exclusively) caused by…
ICCWS 2016: Alistair Nesbitt’s model for identifying suitable vineyard sites in the UK
Alistair Nesbitt, from the University of East Anglia, has created a model that maps spatial climate variability in the UK, showing the suitability of various areas for viticulture in England…
Video: RAW Artisan Wine Fair 2016
A short film from this year’s RAW Artisan Wine Fair, held earlier this month at the Old Truman Brewery, London.
Two lovely biodynamic Sauvignon Blancs: Waterkloof and Churton
Opened this pair. One from South Africa and one from New Zealand. Both biodynamic. Both pretty compelling, and perhaps not what you’d immediately expect from Sauvignon Blanc. This is a…
At the International Cool Climate Wine Symposium
570 delegates, three tons of ice, 22 000 glasses. Brighton in May. It’s the 9th International Cool Climate Wine Symposium, and it’s being held in the UK for the first…
A lovely Loire Chenin: Richard Leroy Les Rouliers 2012
I’ve had this wine a couple of times now (both times at Noble Rot, but Sager & Wilde are also listing it). It’s a stunning wine that has the most…
In Beaujolais: Mee Godard, Domaine des Marrans, Bernard Metrat
Mee Godard started her own domaine just three years ago. She’s previously studied winemaking in Oregon, and worked in Burgundy and Champagne. Now she has 5 hectares of vines in…