Cider
Some ciders are actively unpleasant, and strangely it is the nasty ones that ‘real cider twats’ seem to prefer. This, on the other had, is an enjoyable drink. Henney’s …
Drivel
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General
Polls
The results of my ‘Best Cornas’ poll are here. OK, a total of eight votes doesn’t really qualify as popular acclaim, but Clape is clearly the most popular. I …
Recipes
I’m roasting a chicken, one of the excellent organic Sheepdrove Farm chicken that Waitrose sell. I am using a slight variation on my fool-proof recipe I posted back in …
United States
Sealed with a glass stopper this is not going to be corked. Good, it is delicious. Central Coast Pinot Noir 2005, Calera Not that it means much, but this …
Burgundy
I am a big fan of de Courcel wines, even though Yves Confuron, the wine maker, is a bit of a curmudgeon. This is particularly fine. Pommard Premier Cru …
Rhône
When posting my poll of the best Cornas producers I missed out on mentioning M. Vincent Paris. Should I have included him? Read on… Cornas “Granit 60 Vieilles Vignes” …
Buying recommendations
Pouilly-Fuisse “Vieilles Vignes” 2005, Chateau-Fuisse: Pouilly-Fuisse that ages well. Definitely worth snapping up. The note here. £25.80 from Tanners. Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos “Betsek” 1999, Royal Tokaji Wine Company: …
General
Researchers at Oxford, that home of high-quality science, have new data which supports what all right-thinking people would know anyway. Namely, vegetarians and vegans suffer from greater shrinkage of …
