I was at a tasting recently, when a colleague whose opinion I respect asked me what I thought of a particular wine. He’d given it a score of 58/100. It…
A brilliant, affordable Portuguese white wine
I really like this Portuguese white. It’s a blend of Arinto, Gouveio and Fernao Pires from the coastal bit of the Lisboa region, and from fossil-rich clay/limestone soils. The vineyard…
Three lovely, great value South African wines
So much fun to be had with South African wine right now. Here are three wine that are full of interest, and massively over-deliver for the price. They are available…
A brilliant Serbian white wine
As I write, I’m sipping a white wine from Serbia. This would be a brilliant wine to put into a blind tasting: I reckon most people would suggest that it’s…
Skin contact whites, the next big thing
I am really enjoying skin contact whites at the moment. These are white wines that are made like red wines, with the skins present during the fermentation, rather than pressing…
The fabulous Dow 1963 plus other special wines
Simon Staples of Berry Bros & Rudd is a top bloke. He treated a few of us to a lovely dinner in the boardroom after Thursday night’s screening of red…
Some more great value Portuguese wines
Our holiday in the sunny Algarve draws to a close today. Just a few hours of pool action, then a drive back up to Lisbon. One of the highlights for…
Some remarkable wines from Zind Humbrecht
I have just written up a visit to Zind Humbrecht, the celebrated Alsace wine producer, where we tasted 27 different wines – perhaps a record for me for a single…
The remarkable Tenerife wines of Suertes del Marques
So excited to have discovered these wonderful wines from Suertes del Marqués, Tenerife. (Website here.) Based in Valle de la Oratova, Tenerife, Suertes del Marqués was founded as recently in…