Category: Germany
Germany
Those of us who learned to taste German Riesling Trockens in the nineties and early noughties realised we should view them with fear and loathing. They were lean, harsh, …
Burgundy
Given my youthful visage and playful attitude you may be surprised I was born almost forty years ago; my birthday party is in November. It’ll be a quiet little …
General drinking
The 2012 German Riesling tasting by Howard Ripley shows that I could well be out of a job. Virtually all the wines I tasted were of an extremely enjoyable …
Germany
It is a good job I have got over the dream of being a winemaker. Partly because it will never happen, but mostly because it is a total bastard …
Burgundy
Continuing my report on when Mr Greg came for lunch I’ll tell you about a couple of stunners. Our main course was a leg of Oxford Sandy and Black …
Egomania
Today I did something that meant quite a lot to me and I’m very proud to have managed: I went out to the postal delivery office by myself and …
Germany
People lucky enough not to follow me on Twitter will be unaware that I’ve been avoiding booze for the past period of time as I’ve been on painkillers of …
Germany
Sorry there haven’t been many posts recently. I’ve just started psychotherapy and this has caused much introspection. Not lubricated with wine, strangely. So it’s nice to pop something and …
Germany
For my third birthday dinner I am going out for Thai food – I don’t think that really matches with wine. Maybe the Thai Shiraz they offer might work: …
Drivel
Today is my third birthday and, after a month of having major mental health issues, I am determined to have a good time. Later today I will be going …