I fly a lot, so it’s not surprising that I should have my share of flying disasters. Tonight I’ve just had another. The picture above is the view standing outside…
Last day of the Lallemand tour
It’s the last day of the Lallemand tour, a vinous adventure that has taken in four cities/towns in four days. Day one, in Nîmes, now seems a long time ago….
In France on the Lallemand tour
First trip of 2020 sees me in France, on tour. It’s the Lallemand tour, which I last did in 2009. This time it’s on wine faults, and we are taking…
Twenty years of wineanorak!
Today, I officially told the world about the new wineanorak website! (See the press release here.) It has been online now for some 20 years, and I’ve recently redesigned it….
Why is wineanorak free to read?
The big thing with professional content generation: how to make it pay. Since the advent of the internet, and the rise of the Google/Facebook duopoly, advertising money has been sucked…
How much should writers share about themselves?
We live in an age of sharing. Social media has created a platform where writers can share quite personally. Because of this, it’s possible for readers to see something of…
The wine filter bubble
We’ve just had an election in the UK. It was quite an important one, and the result surprised many of us. The Conservative Party, who’ve been in power for a…
My election manifesto
On Thursday, Britain goes to the polls. It’s general election day. So I thought I’d compose a brief manifesto. If I were to form a political party, these would be…
On wine awards
We wine writers love wine awards. When we win, that is. I remember one evening when I was shortlisted three times for the Roederers. You have to fancy your odds…