Category: Champagne
Champagne
This is one of my favourite non-vintage Champagne; it is a bargain when purchased in France. Champagne Brut NV, Alfred Gratien The nose is really quite fruity, but some …
Champagne
Another Pierre Gimonnet wine, opened to be drank with roast chicken. It is also a Blanc de Blanc from Cuis. Brut Premier Cru Cuis ‘Gastronome’ 2000, Pierre Gimonnet et …
Champagne
What a lovely day it has been in Town! The sun has been shining, there has been a gentle breeze and I have been trying a new Champagne producer. …
Champagne
I’ve really hated every Egly-Ouriet Champagne I’ve had. This was recommended to me by someone reliable who claimed it was nice and fruity; niceness and fruitiness are characters lacking …
Australia
Last night we had a dinner party. Quite a bit of wine was got through. Riesling Spätlese Oberhäuser Brücke 2004, Helmut Dönnhoff Lovely fruit, quite round and ripe for …
Champagne
Today marks five years since my partner moved to England. If view of all of the wonderful times we have had together we decided to celebrate with something damned …
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. …
Champagne
Today was the fourth anniversary of my partner moving in with me. This is know as the ‘flower’ or ‘fruit’ anniversary. We did fruit in the form of a …
Champagne
I spent last night in Whitstable eating oysters and fish. Only one bottle of wine consumed, but it was pretty good. Champagne Brut Reserve NV, Billecart-Salmon A toasty, elegant …
Austria
A lovely birthday meal last night, with plenty of people present who I am lucky enough to count among my friends. We ate well and drank exceptionally well. Krug …
