This year, for the first time, I’ve been judging the sommelier wine awards for Imbibe magazine. It’s been an interesting experience, because unlike other competitions, the goal of this one…
Wine has never been so good!
For all the moaning about the internationalization of wine styles (something that I am concerned about), I need to point out that there’s never been so much good wine in…
Pancho Campo hits out against bloggers
[POST DELETED] I have just had a lengthy phone conversation with Pancho Campo, in which he explained all the details of the trip he organized for Dr Jay Miller of…
FFS goes for a walk
Quick FFS update. She’s now had all her vaccinations and is free to encounter the wide world. We took her for her first walk. She loved it. We’re thinking of…
Writing for SEO?
You want your web pages to climb the Google rankings? Well, there’s the science of search engine optimization (SEO) that you need to master. While there are basic things you…
Recently on the main wineanorak site
Just in case you are a blog-only reader, here are some of the recent articles on the main wineanorak site: Randall Grahm: an interview and tasting with the man behind…
Talking about social media for wineries
Interesting session today at the importers’ AGM held by Wines of South Africa in London. I was there to speak about the use of social media in the wine trade…
FFS update
There’s been too much wine talk here of late. I haven’t blogged much about our puppy, aka the Fat Furry Slug (FFS). FFS is beautiful and not as fat as…
South Kensington, Etna and Fleurie
It’s a weird thing, but I often find myself returning to places in London in rapid succession. For example, I hadn’t been in South Kensington for ages until last night;…