Category: Wine
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 …
Burgundy
It is my birthday, so I am quickly writing up the two wines I am decanting now to drink tonight at the mass piss-up with wall-to-wall vomiting dinner. This …
Burgundy
I’ve just scored a bottle of Pommard Premier Cru Rugiens 2002 from de Montille. I also have Pommard Premier Cru Clos des Epeneaux 2002 from Comte Armand, and both …
Alsace
This was a great bargain direct from M. Boxler. He is a charming fellow and a truly skilled wine-maker. Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Vendanges Tardives “Cuvee Zacharie” 2004, Domaine …
Polls
The results of my ‘Best Cornas’ poll are here. OK, a total of eight votes doesn’t really qualify as popular acclaim, but Clape is clearly the most popular. I …
United States
Sealed with a glass stopper this is not going to be corked. Good, it is delicious. Central Coast Pinot Noir 2005, Calera Not that it means much, but this …
Burgundy
I am a big fan of de Courcel wines, even though Yves Confuron, the wine maker, is a bit of a curmudgeon. This is particularly fine. Pommard Premier Cru …
