Month: June 2009
Beer
This summer we are burning through Alsace and Burgundy. Alsace is considered to be the place in France where the best beers are brewed. I’ve got one here to …
Buying recommendations
I keep thinking I should write a ‘hilarious bargains of the wine world’ post for here. Two wines that would feature near the top of that list are Manzanilla …
Germany
Some 2007s have closed up, this isn’t one of them. Riesling Kabinett Graacher Domprobst 2007, Willi Schaefer This is burning with limey life on the nose with a fantastically …
Alsace
I’ve mentioned before that I am not the biggest fan of Zind-Humbrecht wines, all too often they are booze-tastic monsters. I’ve seen them clocking in at 16.5% in the …
Australia
Yes, yes, it is more of those podcasts; me speaking drivel as it occurs to me. I feel audio notes are quite good to get one’s raw opinion of …
General
I’ve been thinking about my trip to Fuzzy’s Grub and this has led me to think of what roast meat I’ll have on my next trip there. Roast meat …
Rants
The chef Gordon Ramsay is in the news. My opinion of his has dropped somewhat since I first went to his flagship joint in Royal Hospital Road. My first …
Hungary
We did have a bottle of Semillon Late Harvest from Sandalyn Wilderness Estate but it was corked. Those composite corks are a bad sign, so easy to ruin your …
Other
I seem to be in a dirty kind of mood as far as my blog titles go, suits me just fine. This does have a slightly arse character. Bandol …
General
Today’s brunch comes from the best pork butcher in Town: Sillfield Farm. I had a good chat with the butcher about the quality of sausages and how important it …
