I’m currently in the Loire for a quick visit to give a talk about the science of Sauvignon, with my buddy Sam Harrop who for the last few years has…
The Côtes du Rhône quiz night in pictures
Last night was the Côtes du Rhône quiz night. Halloween themed, the quiz was focused on all things ghoulish. It was a blast, and we all had a lot of…
Natural wine is an unnecessarily divisive subject
Natural wine is a divisive subject. It needn’t be. I enjoy many natural wines. I like to drink them. So do many others. They bring me great pleasure. I don’t…
A delicious German Pinot Noir
There are some things that I like more the older I get. I tweeted yesterday about how much I a growing to like white Rhone varieties such as Marsanne, Grenache…
Judging at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show
This week I am one of the two overseas judges at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show. It’s my first experience of an Australian wine show, and so far it has…
Cape Wine, day 1
So I arrived with a jolly bunch of UK journalists in Cape Town, on a cold and rainy day. We’re all on slightly different itineraries here, so some of us…
At the Whalley Wine Shop
On Friday I drove up to Whalley, in Lancashire, to take part in a tasting hosted by the Whalley Wine Shop, titled ‘The Night of 100 Wines’. It was my…
Abbe Rous Cornet et Cie Collioure Blanc, a mini vertical
Does it count as a vertical when you taste just two vintages of the same wine? Not sure. But I enjoyed opening two consecutive vintages of this lovely white wine…
Northern Rhone series 25, Pierre Gaillard St Joseph 2010
2010 is an incredible vintage in the Northern Rhone, and this is a lovely, balanced wine that displays the best of cool climate Syrah. I love this sort of wine….