Richard Kershaw is a British ex-pat and MW who has been making his own wines out of Elgin for a few years now. Previously he was winemaker at Mulderbosch. Richard…
Elgin Ridge, a biodynamic pioneer in South Africa’s Elgin region
Brian and Marion Smith are biodynamic pioneers in the Elgin Valley, with their Elgin Ridge wine estate. I visited them for a look around the vineyards with vineyard manager Taurai…
Inside the Cité du Vin, Bordeaux
The Cité du Vin is a major new tourist attraction in Bordeaux. I visited and spent a couple of hours looking around. Here’s a short film of the visit: It’s…
Tapas crawling in Logroño, Rioja
I’m in Rioja, on a short trip with Vintae, a dynamic wine company looking to make authentic wines across several Spanish wine regions. They’re working with organics, marginal vineyards, forgotten…
Viña Tondonia Reserva 2004
This is a lovely wine. Lopez de Heredia is an ultratradtional winery in Rioja, with no concessions made to modernity. I really like their wines, which show lovely complexity, made…
The stunning Pichon Baron 2012
Bordeaux is on my mind at the moment. So I dug this beauty out and shared it. It’s too young, for sure, but what a wine! I was so impressed….
Bordeaux: a lovely city to spend time in
Yesterday I returned from spending five nights in Bordeaux. I’ve been a few times before, but not for so long. [Here’s a report on my last stay here back in…
Four days in Bordeaux – some highlights and the 2016 vintage
Just in the airport after four days in Bordeaux. The goal of this trip was to look beyond the established image of the region, to the more hidden side of…
Responding to a reader’s comment on excessive travel and narrow scoring
I had an interesting comment on my blog a few days ago, and I’ve been mulling it over. If anyone takes the trouble to comment at length like this, and…