Category: Champagne
Buying recommendations
The buying recommendations are a bit early this month. This is partly because I am bored and stuck in front of the computer whilst the cleaner is working her …
Champagne
Today marks five years since my partner and I moved in together; a bottle of Champagne seems in order. The wine merchant I got this from claimed on their …
Champagne
New year’s eve is unfolding with some top wines. Only Billecart-Salmon NV Blanc de Blancs to come after this and I am afraid I will be too carried away …
Burgundy
Some friends dropped around yesterday and it ended up turning into a dinner party. Sadly all I could offer to eat was soup, that is all I am allowed …
Alsace
We had a great time visiting some friends for dinner last night. We drank exceptionally well, too. Champagne Brut Chardonnay 1996, Pol Roger A rich, bready nose. Also nutty …
Champagne
This was one of the bottles we picked up on a booze cruise to France. It cost there in euros what it costs here in pounds. Brut Blanc de …
Alsace
We celebrated the birthday of my partner at a farmhouse eating establishment. It was quite a lot of fun. Lovely beef. Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 1988, Pol Roger …
Alsace
Champagne Grande Rosé, Gosset Corked, bugger! Riesling Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Spatlese no. 23 Auction wine 1996 Really pure, limey nose. Very racy and exciting. Frighteningly acidic, very linear. But great …
Champagne
I’ve managed another bottle, even though I thought they’d be no wine until tomorrow. This is really yummy fizz. I still find myself thinking ‘Sloo’ when I have something …
Bordeaux
This afternoon’s general drinking was in the company of a lovely professional couple who kindly hosted us; they are really excellent cooks – roast chicken is a truly under-rated …