In the last week I have been lucky to dine twice in high-end London restaurants, boasting five Michelin stars between them. How did they rate? The first was lunch at…
A brilliant Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc
One of my favourite New Zealand Sauvignons: Dog Point. In the 2013. Such a super wine, representing the best of Marlborough typicity, I reckon. Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2013 Marlborough,…
Knackered Mothers’ Wine Club, from blog to book to TV gig!
Last week I attended one of the events at the Henley Literary Festival, titled Blog to Book. It was a session with two bloggers who have gone on to secure…
Raiding the incredible wine list at Rekondo, San Sebastian
Txomin Rekondo’s restaurant is a wine lover’s dream. He’s allowed his cellar to get completely out of control. With 150 000 wines, and a wine list that consists of a…
In San Sebastian
How come I have not been here before? San Sebastian is a beautiful city. I am here for www.sansebastiangastronomika.com/en/, which is a remarkable three day gastronomic festival with an amazing…
Some more thoughts on authenticity in wine
I have been reading an interesting paper in which some researchers from the University of Oxford scanned the brains of people using fMRI while they were looking at paintings. Now…
Cullen Mangan East Block
This is pretty special. It’s a biodynamic red from Western Australia that weighs in at just 12.5% alcohol, but has no lack of flavour at all. There’s currently a bit…
Why I don’t post negative reviews
There was a comment on twitter this week suggesting that the lack of negative reviews by wine writers (in contrast to restaurant reviewers, for example) is because we’re afraid to…
The Coravin in action, a video
Today I caught up with my buddy Daniel Primack of www.aroundwine.co.uk at a tasting. Rather excitingly, he had with him a Coravin. The Coravin isn’t yet available in the UK…