Dec 29, 2015Quiz Time! A wine quiz with answersThe purpose of this blog is to provide you with some material for Christmas quizzes, longueurs in the conversation, one-upmanship with...
Dec 2, 2015What does a winemaker do when he doesn't like his own wine?Marcelo Papa, winemaker for Concha Y Toro, Chile What a difference a year makes. It’s a statement of the obvious where wine is concerned,...
Oct 25, 2015A 2-minute guide to wine and cheese matchingOozing with flavour: Fromagerie Caseus, the excellent cheese shop in Montreuil, Pas de Calais, France Let’s cut to the chase: wine and...
Oct 24, 2015Secret BurgundyMarine algae sprays, anti-hail nets, a secret vineyard… I was in Burgundy in June and some fascinating things emerged at visits to Louis...
Sep 23, 2015Tales of the Underrated: Chenin Blanc It was drinking an Anjou Blanc with English asparagus a couple of months ago – Château de Fesles La Chapelle 2011, since you ask – that...