Over the last year, I have fallen in love with Alsace. Along with the Mosel and Austria, it is one of the world’s top destinations for Riesling. Here’s a cracking…
A year in the life of a wine writer (in pictures)
2012 was quite a year. I’ve chosen some pictures to illustrate some of the key points of the last 12 months. This is what a wine writer’s life looks like…
At the bloggers conference, the crazy but fun BYOB party
I arrived in Izmir yesterday evening, and after a quick dip in the hotel pool, it was off to the opening event of the EWBC (the european wine bloggers conference,…
Visiting Weinbach and Hugel, and lunch with Bott-Geyl
Day 2 in Alsace was a busy one, beginning with an appointment at Weinbach. The Fallers – Colette and her daughters Catherine and Laurence – have developed an enviable reputation…
Zind Humbrecht and Albert Boxler
Two star Alsace producers visited this morning. One famous (deservedly so), the other less high profile but making some of the region’s best wines. First up, Domaine Zind Humbrecht in…
Colmar, early morning
Colmar was very pretty this morning when I went for an early morning stroll. It’s a good place to be based: slap bang in the middle of the Alsace wine…
Heida: a brilliant Swiss white wine
Swiss wines are great, but they’re rarely seen out of Switzerland. This is a mountain wine, grown at an altitude of 1150 metres, which makes it one of the highest…
Spirits and food at Le Gavroche
A most unusual dinner on Thursday night, at one of London’s top restaurants, Le Gavroche. It was a spirits dinner with Mangrove (who are the spirits arm of Coe Vintners)…
Video: tasting three Gewurztraminers
So, here’s a short film. I taste three different Gewurztraminers – from Alsace, Chile and Hungary – and talk about them.