Sub-interest wine
There is a bit more to this than simply oak, but not that much more. Chardonnay Santa Rita Hills “Sanford and Benedict Vineyard” 2004, Au Bon Climat The nose …
Wine
I am sure everyone who wants to know already knows this, but Oxford won this year’s blind tasting competition against Cambridge. Cheers, cheers Oxford! Moreover, an Oxford chap (Piers …
France
As well as attending the mind-bogglingly awful Serge et Co. (there are only torrents of invective that can describe that place) we also visited two much better places. I …
France
You could only enjoy Serge et co. if you had a spoon fetish; they kept bringing them and taking them away with incredible frequency. For everyone else, it is …
Rhône
This smells really lovely, an excellent vintage from this excellent producer. Crozes-Hermitage “La Guiraude” 2005, Alain Graillot What a nose! Luxurious ripe fruit, real earthy complexity and flashes of …
Buying recommendations
Recommendations are a day early this month as tomorrow I am off to l’Arnsbourg. This will be my third trip and the previous two have both been freaking amazing. …
Alsace
A couple of friends came around last night to drink some wine and watch the rugby. I was really amazed we managed to over-come the evil French. Not that …
Alsace
I hosted a small wine tasting for the neighbours last night. My aim was to demonstrate how easy blind tasting is, and I was pleased that everybody got everything …
Drivel
Last night I was invited to a ‘moustache party’, this is what I wore to it: Isn’t it horrible? I looked like a member of the British National Party. …
Rhône
This is raw booze. Sometimes that is nice, but this is just a bit too fiery and far too dull. Lirac “La Reine des Bois” 2005, Domaine de la …
