Beer
Long-time readers will know how I hate the government meddling in things that have nothing to bloody well do with them, so this story in the Daily Telegraph made …
Recipes
Chef and part-time sales director Mark Locke has suggested some improvements to my chicken in cider recipe. I approve of them all so I’m writing up version three of …
Burgundy
I have been introduced to many fine wines via the offices of Paul Day. He also let me know about this wine, which in previous vintages was the best …
Burgundy
Dujac Fils et Pere wines are a great way of getting a taste of a hilariously serious producer for less money than their grander stuff. There is definitely a …
London
Since my first review of Comptoir Gascon I’ve been twice more: it was chortle-rific both times. From the standard menu I can heartily recommend the duck rillettes as a …
Non-alcoholic
The Nespresso coffee machine the partner gave me a couple of years ago has been quite the success story. From when I first got it the quality of coffee …
Alsace
Since the prevailing opinion is that we should be drinking these things before they get too old, this is what we are doing. Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Vendanges Tardives …
Burgundy
The partner and I went for a romantic meal at Andrew Edmunds last night. We drank staggeringly well for not much money at all. Volnay Premier Cru Clos de …
Champagne
I got this to celebrate the partner’s return to London after two weeks away. He says, “If this is what you opened you cannot be too ecstatic to see …
Burgundy
We are trying these wines blind and then coming back to drink them (if they are fit to be drank, that is). These notes are written as we try …
