Category: Wine
Germany
Readers of my recent notes will be aware that I cannot afford to buy the fine Burgundies of the type that graced this organ not so many years ago. …
New Zealand
In days of yore (remember Yore? Lovely girl!) I used to recommend bottles of wine that were good and under £10 a bottle. Whilst I believe there is quality …
Champagne
If you want to know where I sourced this bottle of fizz from or if you do not know what a Special Club Champagne is, head to the end …
Champagne
Elitism is concerned with the quest for the very best life has to offer. That is all it concerns: quality, pure and simple. It is not to be confused …
New Zealand
I asked my chum Mr Prothero to recommend some non-Burgundian Pinot of real quality. He suggested this Carrick ‘Bannockburn Winery’. When I looked through the stockists list I thought, …
England
I will spill the beans about the quality of this sparkling wine before I write the note, if I may, because I have a point to make. When The …
Australia
When I was about sixteen or seventeen I was excited when I found that Moss Wood Chardonnay, from Australia’s Margaret River region, was for sale in Oxford – the …
Burgundy
I would like to start by thanking the good Mister Keith Levenberg for this wonderful gift of a stunning red Chassagne Premier Cru to help top up the diminutive …
New Zealand
I have the feeling I will be saying more about Central Otago Pinot Noir in weeks to come. But that is for the future. Now, let us immerse ourselves …
Germany
I consider myself very lucky to have wallowed this bottle with extravagant jollity. I consider myself very lucky to have some more bottles. Keith Prothero, one of the loveliest …
