Category: France
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 …
Burgundy
From me to me obviously. Cavon de Bacchus is a great place to go shopping when you are in Nuits. The hot tip from Burgundy is to buy Nuits …
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 …
Loire
I have a lot of happy memories of Huet Premier Trie wines from the late eighties and early nineties, this just doesn’t seem to live up to those memories. …
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 …
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 …
