It was in March 2008 that I visited Cheval des Andes, a vineyard owned by LVMH in a joint venture with Pierre Lurton of Cheval Blanc, based in the Las…
Five eclectic wines at the DIAM Rioja conference
Today I gave a talk on social media and the wine industry at a conference in Logrono (Rioja) organized by DIAM, the closure company. Also speaking was José Penin, author…
A brilliant, but rather different, Argentine Malbec
I’ve been following this wine over the course of a couple of days. It’s an Argentine Malbec, but not as you know it. It is made by Vincent Wallard, a…
A brilliant red for under £6
I’m always delighted to be able to find a wine that ROCKS for very little money. And here is one such wine. I tried a sample on Thursday, and returned…
A brilliant unoaked Malbec at the Gaucho
Met up with my buddy and co-author Sam Harrop today for lunch. We were at Gaucho in Richmond, sitting outside as the swollen Thames flowed by in dappled sunlight, plotting…
World Malbec Day, an English salute
Day 2 of the International Wine Challenge, and it was a big one. The team I was working with tasted 160 wines today. A lot by any standard, and by…