A couple of days ago I popped into the Whole Foods store in Kensington (see website here), and browsed their wine department. It’s simply brilliant: a great list of wines,…
Six from Naked Wines
Got a six pack of samples through from innovative new-ish retailer Naked Wines. It’s headed up by the entrepreneurial Rowan Gormley, who was the founder of Virgin Wines. The good…
IKEA and wine
I’m probably about to expose myself as a terribly unsophisticated person, but I actually like IKEA, the Swedish firm that is now the world’s largest furniture retailer. (IKEA stands for…
Laithwaites Experts’ Choice tasting
Spent this morning judging at Laithwaites Experts’ Choice tasting, held at the Worx in Parsons Green. The concept? Laithwaites staff do a pre-screening of their range and then present around…
Tasting versus drinking: does the trade get it wrong?
The wine trade tasting calendar starts in earnest tomorrow, and we’re entering a busy period, kicking off with far more 2009 Burgundy tastings than anyone can reasonably justify. If you…
Portuguese wines at half price
Just a quick alert. Online retailer of Portuguese wines Castas are having a half-price sale of some rather good Portuguese wines, and unlike most ‘half-price’ sales, this is a genuine…
Wine writers: making money on the internet?
Faced with loss of column inches (and sometimes even columns), many of my winewriting peers are now looking to see how they can make money on the internet. Of course,…
FFS update!
The FFS (fat furry slug) is now 23 days old, and she’s getting more active. Yesterday we moved her to new accommodation in the kitchen, with a pen that incorporates…
So, is wine tasting subjective or objective?
I’m reading a new book on the philosophy of wine. It’s titled ‘The philosophy of wine: a case of truth, beauty and intoxication’, and it’s written by Cain Todd, a…