Today I began a report on a visit to Franschhoek. It’s a wine region that is often misunderstood: the narrative is, that as the leading gastronomic destination in the Cape,…
Video: planting an Arinto vineyard in Vinho Verde, Portugal
A brief film showing an Arinto vineyard being planted in Vinho Verde, Portugal. It’s from Casal de Ventozela, which is one of the properties I visited in April when I…
Video: Cockburn’s Port Bicentenary Tasting
Here’s a film from the recent Cockburn’s Port Bicentenary tasting, held in London. It involved a range of Ports from Cockburn’s glory days to the present day, including a couple…
Château Angélus and the paradoxical 2010
I have just written up a vertical tasting of Château Angélus that I attended last week, courtesy of the IMW. It was very interesting, as these sorts of vertical tastings…
Video: DRC 2012 tasting
Here’s a brief film from today’s 2012 DRC tasting at Corney & Barrow. You can read my notes on the wines here.
In action: the video from my talk on minerals and terroir in Barcelona
So the video of my talk from the Wine and Culinary Forum (nice review of the forum here from top Canadian wine journo Treve Ring) is finally live and posted…
My epic Christmas day wine tasting video
So, a film of my Christmas day wines. Shot on location, amid the festivities. There’s even a bit of pug action towards the end.
Video: Arnaud Aucoeur Beaujolais Villages Vieilles Vignes 2012
Just loved this Beaujolais Villages. Here’s my tasting note, and a video of me tasting it. Cracking value. Arnaud Aucoeur Beaujolais Villages Selection de Vieilles Vignes 2012 Beaujolais, France 12.5%…
The wine boats of the Douro, a film from 1923
Just stumbled on this on YouTube. It’s a film dating from 1923 showing the wine boats of the Douro bringing the wine down river to Porto. This rabelos would have…