Burgundy
Yesterday evening I met some charming Burgundy lovers for what ended up being rather a dissolute evening. Good, I like dissolute evenings. Many thanks Guy, Richard and Tom, it …
Alsace
Ridge have long been a favourite producer of Zinfandel, the wines have always been harmonious and age surprisingly well for entities of such scale. I enjoyed this greatly as …
Ceramics
OK, this is not made of ceramic but it tweaks my aesthetic sensibilities in a similar manner. For a long time I have lusted after owning a little piece …
Germany
At Elitistreview the quest for pleasure does not end for trivial reasons such as it being half four in the morning, if quality is on offer we will jump …
Alsace
I’ve been sorting out the neighbour’s wine fridge and recent purchases, they’ve got some good stuff. I’ve attached a picture of the fridge. You will note the coloured dots; …
Ceramics
No ceramics posts here for a while, due to my parlous financial state, but this acquisition is worth a brief comment. It is undoubtedly the oldest thing I own …
Bordeaux
I was never the most shy or retiring of youths, but when visiting Sauternes (Bordeaux’s sweet wine enclave) at the age of 12 I was stunned into an approximation …
Bars
I’ve raved about Hawksmoor (London’s best meat restaurant) on many occasions; it is just such a good place to engage in quality meat action. However, I don’t feel I …
Australia
I have been buying Moss Wood Cabernet since the early 1990s when it was hilariously cheap at Grape Ideas in Oxford, but I have no idea why I keep …
Australia
When I received the list of wines to be shown at the Clark Foyster portfolio tasting I wished I had a hermetically sealed room to hide in to avoid …
