Nov 19, 2019On top of the (wine) world: Argentina's Altura MáximaYou're never far from a cactus in Argentina: at Finca Colomé (left and centre); at Altura Máxima (right) There is much more to Argentine wine than Mendoza an...
Aug 13, 2019A Rioja legend in its own lifetime: Roda's 30th anniversary tastingClams and Galician blond breed beef (Rubia gallega) at Asador Etxebarri, where everything is grilled over wood fires, using different woods. Roda owner and f...
Jul 26, 2018Discovering a little-known gem: Okanagan Valley, the world's northernmost wine regionMy first visit to Canada at the beginning of June took me to the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, the world’s northernmost wine region and one of its mos...
May 30, 2018The white wine that thinks it's a red: Santorini AssyrtikoNo one knows quite how many indigenous grape varieties Greece has, because so many take different names in different regions and have developed different cha...
Jan 15, 2018The changing face of TxakoliHot-foot from a trip to Basque Spain at the end of October, I postponed the idea of a blog enthusing about Txakoli (aka Chacolí) on the grounds that only mas...