Category: Wine
Champagne
On New Year’s Eve we opened three bottles of Champagne. They were all completely ruined. This was particularly annoying when one of them was Salon 1990 and another was …
Australia
I’ve never had a Gary Farr white wine before. This is slightly Burgundian. Chardonnay 2006, By Farr A fresh, bright nose of lemon fruit. There is some weight here. …
Burgundy
This was a christmas present, but I already own a bottle so I thought I would open it to have with our 5kg, organic, free-range chicken. I love Ramonet …
Australia
I got a bottle of this for my mother’s birthday. I hope she likes it as much as I do. Pinot Noir “Sangreal” 2003, By Farr This is highly …
Alsace
My first wine in almost three weeks. There will be a lot more following on today. Riesling Grand Cru Pfersigberg 2003 , Domaine Bruno Sorg A ripe, citrus, peachy …
Champagne
1996 was such a great vintage in Champagne. All that acidity which causes so many problems in wines from other regions really works a treat here. Grand Millesime 1996, …
Buying recommendations
Pommard Premier Cru Rugiens 2002, de Montille: One of my favourite recent acquisitions. Top Pommard. £50 from The Wine Society. Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, Moss Wood: One of …
Buying recommendations
Pommard Premier Cru Rugiens 2002, de Montille: One of my favourite recent acquisitions. Top Pommard. £50 from The Wine Society. Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, Moss Wood: One of …
Alsace
We popped a few bottles for my birthday last Saturday. It was great to have dinner and some serious wine with friends. Sadly at the end of the evening …
Italy
My other mag of red is Barolo, something I went through a bit of a phase of buying a few years ago. I tried enough to realise that I …
