Loire
We skipped Christmas pudding and moved onto a sweetie in place of dessert. Bonnezeaux 1997, Château de Fesles A rich, voluptuous, hedonistic nose of candied fruit, minerality and one …
General
I roasted a goose for Christmas dinner tonight; it did not work out exactly as I had hoped. Roasting meat in a fan oven is always difficult, but I …
Burgundy
Roast goose for dinner tonight, and naturally roast goose goes with red and white Burgundy. The Lafon Meursault might be muy oaky, but it is a very fine wine. …
General
Sadly I didn’t take a picture when the chicken was just out of the oven. It looked good, but sadly turned out to be a bit dried-out. Still had …
Burgundy
Some good stuff planned with dinner tonight. Riesling Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Auslese 1994, Fritz Haag This seems quite youthful on the nose. There is a great purity of fruit, but …
Germany
The first of ten non-school nights. We start slowly with this delicate little number. Riesling Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Spätlese 1996, Karthäuserhof The nose shows some good maturity along with fresher …
General
The Christmas goose and chicken were delivered today. Here is the chicken: It may not look it in that picture but it is a monster. Over four and a …
Recipes
I had some fresh tortellini planned for lunch today. I didn’t have any sauce, alas, so I wondered if I could perk them up a bit by grating cheese …
Rhône
Last time I had this wine I was presented it blind. Then I thought it was Alain Graillot’s Crozes-Hermitage and tasting it again that seems like a very understandable …
United States
When ferreting about in one of my cellars a few years ago I dropped this magnum from a height of a couple of metres, it bounced and survived. Geyserville …
