Month: December 2008
Australia
I’ve never had a Gary Farr white wine before. This is slightly Burgundian. Chardonnay 2006, By Farr A fresh, bright nose of lemon fruit. There is some weight here. …
Burgundy
This was a christmas present, but I already own a bottle so I thought I would open it to have with our 5kg, organic, free-range chicken. I love Ramonet …
Australia
I got a bottle of this for my mother’s birthday. I hope she likes it as much as I do. Pinot Noir “Sangreal” 2003, By Farr This is highly …
Alsace
My first wine in almost three weeks. There will be a lot more following on today. Riesling Grand Cru Pfersigberg 2003 , Domaine Bruno Sorg A ripe, citrus, peachy …
Site News
My promised bottle of wine didn’t appear last night, alas. I had a beer in the afternoon and was violently ill so I thought I’d better not. Hopefully I’ll …
Site News
Things have been wild. I’ve had a cold, then my cyclical vomiting syndrome flared up (that was really nasty, I can tell you), and for the past couple of …
Champagne
1996 was such a great vintage in Champagne. All that acidity which causes so many problems in wines from other regions really works a treat here. Grand Millesime 1996, …
General
Honestly, I’ve no idea why people complain about foie gras. The geese and ducks bloody love being fed, they run up to to have the grain shoved down their …