Category: Wine
Alsace
Jean-Michel Deiss used to make really good, single-varietal wines in Alsace. Then he appeared to go quite mad and started making blends of different grape varieties; I’ve hated every …
Burgundy
I really like Cyprien Arlaud’s wines normally, but this is remarkably dull. Morey-St-Denis Premier Cru les Ruchots 2000, Domaine Arlaud This smells reasonably rich and fruity; ripe, dark fruit. …
Loire
We skipped Christmas pudding and moved onto a sweetie in place of dessert. Bonnezeaux 1997, Château de Fesles A rich, voluptuous, hedonistic nose of candied fruit, minerality and one …
Burgundy
Roast goose for dinner tonight, and naturally roast goose goes with red and white Burgundy. The Lafon Meursault might be muy oaky, but it is a very fine wine. …
Burgundy
Some good stuff planned with dinner tonight. Riesling Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Auslese 1994, Fritz Haag This seems quite youthful on the nose. There is a great purity of fruit, but …
Germany
The first of ten non-school nights. We start slowly with this delicate little number. Riesling Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Spätlese 1996, Karthäuserhof The nose shows some good maturity along with fresher …
Rhône
Last time I had this wine I was presented it blind. Then I thought it was Alain Graillot’s Crozes-Hermitage and tasting it again that seems like a very understandable …
United States
When ferreting about in one of my cellars a few years ago I dropped this magnum from a height of a couple of metres, it bounced and survived. Geyserville …
Buying recommendations
Christmas is a break from work so is an ideal time to eat and drink. If one is cooking a baroque feast it only seems reasonable to have something …
Other
This is a blend of Syrah and Grenache from the South-West of France. Collioure is produced in the same region as Banyuls. Collioure Coume Pascole 2003, Domaine de la …
