Ceramics
We got other Rupert Spira goodies whilst out yesterday, a couple of espresso cups: They have a black slightly metallic glaze which, when the light is right, burns with …
Ceramics
It is a few weeks early but I don’t mind. I’ve been given a bowl: Isn’t it marvellous? This is by Rupert Spira, a properly famous ceramicist (don’t tell …
Australia
I really like Moss Wood wines when they are young. Last summer I had a 1999 Cabernet and ageing hadn’t done much for it, so I wasn’t expecting to …
General
Right, so you’ve got a bit of Vacherin Mont d’Or and the bloody ‘priced like Harrod’s’ corner shop has no bread. So, the cunning idea arises to buy some …
General
I love Vacherin Mont d’Or. It is one of the great treats of the year to see the first Vacherin Mont d’Or of the season on sale. I always …
Cider
I took a picture of this the other day but didn’t review it. I worry that in this space of time someone might have been fooled into buying this …
Rhône
I associate a degree of beetrooty reduction with Burgaud and this knowledge didn’t lead me astray when blind tasting this wine. I nailed it. Cote-Rotie 1997, Bernard Burgaud The …
Germany
I was not going to bother writing up this utterly delicious wine, but Peter ‘The Kid’ Palmer tells me I must. “People need to know”, he says. Riesling Auslese …
General
I’ve got a bit of a thing for boudin noir, black pudding and the like. They are clearly very good for you, look at what a healthy person I …
Burgundy
Sorry. It is nearly half-one in the morning. Right, hot tips from the bargain village of the Cote de Nuits (the whole area is named after this village, surely …
