Today’s Harpers Champagne Summit was really good. I was there to present a ‘masterclass’: my theme, the difference between non-vintage and vintage Champagnes. I compared the NV and vintage wines…
Two pink fizz on an appropriate day
I suppose I’m guilty of not taking pink fizz seriously enough. Well, in light of today’s date, I’ve opened a couple. I’m trying to pretend that I’m being ironic, but…
Video: the second mega-Champagne blind tasting!
So here it is: the second annual Champagne blind tasting. Brother-in-law William and I taste a range of top Champagnes blind, including three ringers (two of which are from England)….
A good lunch with some nice wines
Very enjoyable family lunch today at my sister’s place in Gerrards Cross. A four siblings plus their families and my parents were gathered. Some nice wines were opened. I didn’t…
Two impressive Champagnes
Two very impressive, and relatively affordable Champagnes (by Champagne standards, of course). Champagnes are some of the hardest wines to write vaguely sensible tasting notes about, so I hope you…
The first day of the Sparkling Wine Review!
First day’s judging at the Sparkling Wine Review is underway her at Denbies Wine Estate in Surrey. It’s a completely new sort of benchmarking exercise, and we’re very excited about…
Video: Tasting Veuve Clicquot Champagnes, part 2
Tasting Veuve Clicquot Champagnes with Francois Hautekeur, part 2 – the 1989 Cave Prive Rose.
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….
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….