General
These fruit liqueurs are great for turning awful wine into a nice drink. If you have cheap white wine or fizz they can be rescued by adding a dash …
Australia
Last night we celebrated the birthday of one of our neighbours; such lovely people. Vintage Champagne 1998, Pol Roger The nose has a lot of fruit, redcurrants and raspberries. …
Fast food
Last weekend we took some people to La Porchetta. This time we went to the Islington branch. The food was, once again, high quality and I can highly recommend …
Burgundy
Yesterday’s dinner party started at half six and went on until four in the morning, cripes! No wonder I felt a tad the worse for wear this morning. Champagne …
Recipes
We have a vegetarian coming around for dinner tonight. I am happy to say I have never had to cook for a vegetarian before, so when this challenge was …
Champagne
I’ve pretty much got all of the 1996 Champagnes I need, especially after this morning’s delivery of a bottle of Billecart-Salmon Grande Cuvée. This is a prestige cuvée I’ve …
Chablis
… And it is really serious. Hooray! This is made from a plot of vines by the Grand Cru les Preuses. Chablis Premier Cru Fourchaume “Vignoble de Vaulorent” 2005, …
Bordeaux
I only own one bottle of red Bordeaux and I have decided that is all I am ever going to own. Even if I become fabulously rich I am …
Burgundy
This is only the fourth vintage of this wine made by Sylvain Cathiard after the vineyard was re-planted, so the vines are quite young. I have to say I …
London
Last Saturday night we stopped off in Holborn for an early dinner at a branch of La Porchetta; it was quite the best pizza I’ve had in Town since …
