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Egomania

This is how I go out dressed for dinner in the summer

24 May 2010 2 Comments
I’m a sex god in my pink jacket and flowery shirt. And I’m drinking Savennieres, yeah!
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Is it me or or is this decanter vastly suggestive?

20 May 2010 6 Comments
If you ask me this looks incredibly rude, bit then I suppose my mind is in the gutter… either that or Georg Riedel has a message for us he …
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General drinking

Today at the London Wine Trade Fair

20 May 2010 No Comments
Year after year I’ve been attending the London Wine Trade Fair (oh I am so very, back-throbbingly old…). It strikes me, alas, that the density of quality kit on …
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Some things you remember no matter what
Australia

Some things you remember no matter what

18 May 2010 1 Comment
I was awake between Tuesday morning and Sunday Morning. I thought I would manage Sunday with our lunch guests, but was so tired when they arrived that as I …
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Fine wine, fine food and fine company
Burgundy

Fine wine, fine food and fine company

11 May 2010 2 Comments
Last week a select few of the wine taster illuminati who were at Oxford contemporaneously with me travelled from far-flung corners of the world to meet at Hawksmoor for …
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London

London’s best pizza

8 May 2010 No Comments
On Thursday I took a break from the radical weight loss program to enjoy lunch at Santa Maria Pizzeria – ranked by Time Out as London’s best pizza establishment. …
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London

You are paying for the wonderful location so choose a wonderful day

7 May 2010 No Comments
On Tuesday evening I was lucky enough to be invited to London’s newest hyper-fashionable dining establishment: Tom’s Terrace. The ‘Tom’ in question is the Michelin-starred chef Tom Aiken (he …
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Burgundy

A very minimalist Burgundy

3 May 2010 No Comments
I like these small-scale Pinot Noirs very much, they provide drinkable refreshment without being the slightest bit overwhelming. That being said, there are better little Pinots out there. Pernand-Vergelesses …
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Burgundy

This is up for drinking, alright

1 May 2010 No Comments
Sometimes you really need a bottle of white Burgundy. Occasionally they will disappoint, we have all popped oxidised bottles, but when they sing you’ll have a big grin slapped …
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Drivel

Apologies for the lack of posts recently

28 April 2010 3 Comments
I’m sorry the posts have dried up this month; I am trying to shed some lard and necking bottles of wine followed by huge restaurant meals is not the …
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