We went to our first Diwali party today, at the home of some friends. They even provided suitable clothing for us, as well as some delicious food. It was one…
Video: tasting Veuve Clicquot Champagnes with Francois Hautekeur
Here’s a film from a recent tasting of Veuve Clicquot Champagnes with Francois Hautekeur. It’s quite a long clip, so I’ve split it in two, and this is part 1….
Why I deleted a post…
I’ve decided to delete the post I made a few days ago on differences in pricing I found for the Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir. But I also wanted…
A beautiful Syrah from the Grampians
Never heard of this wine before, but it’s brilliant. A great example of the new wave of serious, small scale Aussie producers who are shunning over-ripe, sweet, oaky styles for…
Michelle Richardson’s Central Otago Pinot Noir
I first met Michelle Richardson a few weeks ago at a dinner at Providores in London. She’s making wines under her own label from a range of New Zealand regions,…
Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année 2002
I feel a bit daft writing a review of this wine. After all, it’s not headline news that Bollinger’s Grande Annee from a top vintage is a really good wine….
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, in the 2010
Cloudy Bay enjoys legendary status in the UK, fetching prices a notch above those commanded by other New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs (although you are more likely to find it on…
Is Oddbins back?
Oddbins press tasting today. For those outside the UK, Oddbins were in the early 1990s a pioneering wine merchant who brought interesting wine to the masses. Then, in the noughties,…
Sijnn: a really interesting South African red
Now this took me by surprise. It was a sample that appeared one day, and I had no idea of where it was from or what it was, or how…