Along with a good portion of the wine trade, today I attended the Union des Grands Crus 2010 tasting at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. This is a very…
The bloggers conference wraps up with a BIG night!
The blogger conference is over. I am very tired, but it has been a brilliant event. I’ve met lots of wonderful people and had some stupidly late nights. I have…
Fun at the bloggers conference
So it now day 2 of the wine bloggers conference. It has been a great experience. It is a lot bigger and more professional than I had anticipated. Everything about…
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,…
Off to Turkey, for the bloggers conference
So, at some unearthly hour tomorrow I am off to Turkey for the 2012 European Wine Bloggers’ Conference (http://ewbc.vrazon.com/), although it is now dubbed the Digital Wine Communication Conference in…
Dinner at Bistrot Le Cuisinier, Blois (Loire)
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…
Do you like old wine?
‘Do you like old wine?’ It’s a question I was asked before a guest popped a pristine bottle of 1934 Latour out of his bag. I thought about it again…
A lovely red wine from Galicia, Spain
I love this wine, which hails from the north west of Spain, in a small Galician region called Ribeiro. It’s made from some unfamiliar varieties, but Jancis, Julia and Jose’s…
A brilliant Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos
A big dinner last night at home with friends. For me, this was the stand-out wine. It’s truly wonderful. Expensive, but one of the world’s great sweet wines. Királyudvar Tokaji…