We’re so used to our smart phones that it’s hard to imagine what we’d do without them, and it’s hard to remember what it was like to have really terrible…
Dinner at Café Sillon, Lyon, with Ganevat and Dard & Ribo
It was my birthday. And I was in Lyon. And at short notice we managed to get space at the bar at Cafe Sillon, which I’d heard a lot about….
A couple of nice Chablis
I’m a big Chablis fan, and these two bottles really hit the mark. Sebastien Dampt Chablis 2016 Burgundy, France 12.5% alcohol £19.50 Berry Bros & Rudd This is benchmark Chablis,…
Two lovely sparkling wines from Langham, Dorset
Very impressed with these English sparkling wines, from chalky soils in Dorset. Langham Rosé 2014 Dorset, England 12% alcohol. From Cretaceous chalk soils in Dorset, this is a blend of…
Grower Champagne: Marie Noelle Ledru Grand Cru 2009
I found this on the list at La Maison du Columbier in Beaune the other night. It was beautiful. This place has the most amazing wine list: it’s so good…
Château Pichon Baron 2013
Recently I was lucky to be able to taste all the Pichon Barons from the current era, 2001 until 2014. They were lovely wines, but one was missing: the 2013….
Champagne Dom Pérignon 2009
This, the latest release of Champagne Dom Pérignon, was released out of sequence, before the 2008. It’s because of the ripeness of the year, which has produced a wine that…
A gem from Yarra Yering
Yarra Yering, with its distinctive labels, is one of my favourite Australian wineries. I drank this gem last night: probably well before its time, but it was lovely. [Read more…
Pio X 1903 from Gonzalez Byass: an ancient Moscatel
There’s something special about very old wines. While I was tasting through the Las Palmas sherries with Martin Skelton last week, I got a chance to try this remarkable wine,…