Category: Wine
Burgundy
Visiting Domaine Mugnier is always one of the highlights of my trips to Burgundy. Freddie Mugnier is one of the world’s greatest winemakers and he just radiates coolness even …
Burgundy
My recent tasting at Domaine Georges Roumier showed his 2011s to be of highly desirable quality and 2010s perhaps the finest wines I have ever tried from him. Sometimes …
Burgundy
My first tasting during my trip to Burgundy was with Cyprien Arlaud at his family Domaine. What a total delight it was! We only tried 2011s from cask but …
Buying recommendations
Howard Ripley’s 2011 German tasting was one of the most pleasurable things I’ve ever done in public. The wines were incredible, showing this to be a very high class …
Burgundy
Here you can see a map of where I have been in the last 30 minutes (assuming my phone can connect to the internet). If you come back regularly …
Burgundy
At a frighteningly early hour this Sunday morning I will be heading off to taste the 2011s in Burgundy. I missed my trip last year, due to nearly dying …
Champagne
I cannot remember where but I’d heard Bernard Remy made excellent fizz. When I saw Ten Acre Wines were selling some for a reasonable price I thought I’d give …
Burgundy
On Sunday we were delighted to host James Hardy, fellow ex-Captain of the Oxford blind tasting team and all-round top chap. If his employers are reading this you should …
Burgundy
Recently I have been eating the best sausages I have ever encountered, from Hyden Organics. I was very pleased to score some of the sausage meat and some of …
Australia
As I have a extremely well-developed sense of fun and good-humour, when I see a label like this I am delighted and amused. I know anything a bit silly …
