This was one of the most remarkable lunches I’ve experienced – and I’ve been to quite a few special lunches. The food, company and wines were all just perfect. The…
Burgundy Lunch at the Clove Club with Noble Rot
Sunday lunch doesn’t come much better than this. It was a chance to drink some lovely Burgundies with epic food from one of London’s most talked about restaurants, the Clove…
Video: DRC 2012 tasting
Here’s a brief film from today’s 2012 DRC tasting at Corney & Barrow. You can read my notes on the wines here.
Andrew Nielsen and Le Grappin, a talented Burgundy micronegoce
Website: http://www.legrappin.com/ Lots of people, it seems, have vinous epiphanies. They drink a special bottle of wine, and suddenly they are converted. Wine is no longer just an alcoholic drink…
A couple of wines from Jane Eyre, an Aussie in Burgundy
Jane Eyre is an Australian winemaker who first did vintage in Burgundy back in 1998 as a bit of work experience. It’s an interesting story. She was working as a…
Christmas Day highlights (1): Le Moine Saint-Romain 11, Mulderbosch 13, Floridene 12
Some excellent wines yesterday for Christmas Day with family. I’m going to write up the highlights in two posts. The wines deserve it. First, three whites, all of which exceeded expectations….
Burgundy and Rhone, Cathiard and J-L Grippat
Met for pre-dinner drinks with Raj Parr and his cousin Prerna at 28-50 yesterday. Two bottles between three before dinner wasn’t a smart idea, but they were super wines. The…
Fine wines with lunch, old-school wine trade style
These wines were recently tasted at a rather fine lunch at La Trompette, which is a great restaurant. It went on a long time, as you can imagine. I’m always…
Lunch with Olivier Bernstein
Had lunch on Thursday with Olivier Bernsteinm (above), along with some other journos and the fabulous Simon Staples at Berry Brothers & Rudd. Olivier was born in the Loire, and…