General
I am a big fan of good cider, this is a relative bargain from Sainsbury’s. This is made by Westons in Herefordshire, who make some very good ciders. Taste …
Alsace
We had guests around last night for home-made baked beans and rather good sausages; I thought robust wines would go best with them. Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile 2003, Trimbach …
Burgundy
I’ve done the harvest in Burgundy in the past, it is extremely hard work. Here is this year’s harvesting team from Domaine Dujac in Morey-St.-Denis. They don’t look as …
Recipes
Today I am cooking baked beans to have with some rather nice sausages from Sillfield Farm; the bacon in the recipe also comes from there and it is the …
Buying recommendations
As ever, Burgundy is high on my list of priorities. Meursault Les Perrières 2000, Domaine Joseph Matrot: Refined white Burgundy for ageing. Matrot wines often require over ten years …
London
This is a new opening in London and it has already got a lot of good press so I was looking forward to lunch there. Even though some of …
Rhône
The last bottle of this that I had seemed strangely backward. This is a lot more pleasurable. Côte-Rôtie 1997, Jasmin A lovely nose of ripe red fruit and earth. …
Alsace
We had a great time visiting some friends for dinner last night. We drank exceptionally well, too. Champagne Brut Chardonnay 1996, Pol Roger A rich, bready nose. Also nutty …
Burgundy
I am a big fan of the wines of Comte Armand, even a minor appellation like this is treated seriously there. This is one of those bargain wines that …
Madeira
I have said before that Barbeito colheitas are the cutting edge of Madeira cool and this one demonstrates that admirably. This is made by the traditional ‘canteiro’ process (it …
