Month: February 2010
Burgundy
Last night I organised a little blind tasting for some friends. I thought nothing could charm them more than some red Burgundy. I served them in a flight of …
London
As soon as I had a taste of one of the three real ales on offer at the Harwood Arms in Fulham I felt confident we were in for …
Italy
We don’t drink that much Chianti, but this one seemed well-priced for a well-thought of producer of Chianti Rufina. Another pleasing wine from our ‘affordable drinking’ selection. Chianti Rufina …
General
My sister sent me three novelty types from Australian jerky. It seemed only reasonable to compare and contrast them all together in one session. The pictures show each packet …
London
When we heard this Argentine meat restaurant did not have properly dry-aged steaks on offer we wondered if we should be cancelling our table. After a taste of their …
Egomania
I’ve blogged about how I got started loving wine, which I did from a hilariously young age, but what keeps me drinking it these days? Here are my top …
Alsace
We had some friends around earlier tonight and decided to open wines of general drinking standard. Some where very noticeably better than others. Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg L31E 2002, …
Bars
Regular readers will perhaps not be surprised to read that my drinking buddy at the Union earlier was my close personal associate ‘The Kid’ Peter, we wanted an unpretentious …
Burgundy
I opened a bottle of this for some lunch guests just after Christmas. Sadly I was so ill only the smallest of tastes passed my lips. Good job I …
Australia
This is a properly balanced Shiraz which does not taste very much like other Australian Shiraz wines (see the for more on this idea). For sure it is quite …