Category: Wine
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 …
Alsace
I’ve been in Estonia for the past few days. Not my favourite place to be, but I wanted to visit the partner. This is a great bottle to pop …
Burgundy
Long time readers will know there is nothing I like more on a Monday night than noshing on quality meat. This is because London’s best steak establishment, Hawksmoor, charge …
Burgundy
A few chums and I decided to have some wine. I feel the bottles I opened were most instructive. Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Vergers 2002, Domaine Ramonet This is a …