Dec 19, 2023The Festive Sweet and Fortified Wine Guide 2023There's just time to get in some sweet and fortified recommendations in for Christmas, together with the all-important pairing...
Sep 22, 2022WINE OF THE WEEK: Royal Tokaji Nyulászó Dry Furmint 2018, Tokaj, Hungary £18, The Wine Society If ever there was a wine that shouted terroir, it's this single-vineyard dry white Furmint from Nyulászó, one of...
Aug 23, 2022Rare, Unbearably Expensive and Unlike Anything Else: Royal Tokaji Essencia 2009A five-centilitre sample may sound miserly but, when we’re talking about Tokaji Essencia, it’s lavish. To make the wine in this miniature...
Apr 15, 2017Wines to Pair with Chocolate – how to make it workThis an updated post from last year – wines, vintages and prices updated. Chocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching...
Mar 7, 2017The Year they Tried to Erase: 1956 TokajiTwo bottles of rare, museum collection Tokaji Aszú were opened in London last week. I was one of a handful of tasters Revolutionary...
Mar 23, 2016Wines to Pair with Chocolate – and how to make them tangoChocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching wines, but it’s certainly not a no-go area. Believe me, after years of...