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Buying recommendations
When I mention my interest in wine to a new acquaintance I am rarely surprised by the responses I hear. Sadly, the most frequent reaction is for someone to …
Burgundy
James Hardy, Peter Palmer and I are rightly proud to have been captains of the Oxford University blind tasting team. As I am sure you can imagine, this means …
Alsace
Last weekend we had the good fortune to visit the Tully family in Jersey. Whilst Edward Tully and I ran the Oxford University blind tasting team we tasted quite …
Burgundy
Sometimes nothing else will do other than a bottle of Burgundy. Of course, this may remind you of how much you love Burgundy and so a follow-up bottle is …
Other
It must be a difficult old job to describe a wine using a number, but tasting this reminds me of those I’ve had which have been assigned numbers closer …
Other
I’ve long been a fan of Domaine Tempier, especially when I could pick up 1990s from a shop in Oxford for a mere tenner per bottle. Prices, alas, have …
Burgundy
It is always nice to be given a gift, particularly one that has been well-chosen to match one’s passions. Consequently, I was terribly pleased to be given this bottle …
Burgundy
Last night we popped around the neighbour’s place with a couple of bottles of wine; they couldn’t have been more different. Morey Saint-Denis 2002, Domaine Dujac Oh what a …
Other
My father sent me these two bottles that he had picked up in the gift shop at his local stately home. Obviously, when I opened the parcel I thought …
Other
We have just been to France and liberated a batch of wines. We thought these two would go well with roast beef. Recently, I have been reminded that relativism …
