Germany
Roman Niewodniczanski of Van Volxem makes some novel wines. Rather than the traditional practise of labelling the wines according to ripeness of the grapes, and thereby making several wines …
Alsace
2003 was a crazy year in Europe, so hot. This wine demonstrates the problems with that. Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Hengst 2003, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht This honks of raw booze. An …
Beer
Purchased direct from the Meantime Brewery pub, the Union. A white-beer style. Meantime Brewery White, 5% Cloudy amber colour. Very fruity nose, banana and spiced peach. It has a …
Loire
After the wild craziness of the 2002, I decided to try a less ripe vintage. I am drinking it at room temperature this time, but it would be fine …
Other
An older bottle of Pibarnon I was lucky enough to pick up in a shop that largely has off vintages of rubbish producers. Old Pibarnon is really lovely. Bandol …
Bordeaux
Last night we had a dinner party with some lovely friends. It went on well into the early hours of the morning, and a lot of wine was consumed. …
General
Tonight I am cooking a cut of beef that is not terribly highly prized: shin of beef. The trick with these lesser, tougher cuts of meat is slow cooking …
Loire
I don’t really like Sauvignon Blanc on its own but some are quite good; this is one of my favourites. Not only is it a good wine, it is …
London
This Korean restaurant lives underground right next door to Holborn tube station. The decor and location are perhaps the most interesting things about it as on our trip we …
Germany
After a terribly dull Korean meal I fancied something nice to drink. Riesling Auslese Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg 1999, Karthäuserhof Light green/yellow colour. There are bubbles collecting around the base of …