Wine Blog
Monday, 24 August 2009
We celebrate 7years of marriage with a fish supper washed down with Champagne. By Kate
Monday, 17 August 2009
It was a week of numbers. More than ever, I need my detoxing to be over. By Kate.
Sunday, 09 August 2009
A mixed week - Tyson does good, we go to a wine wedding and the EU makes an important change in the law. By Kate.
Sunday, 02 August 2009
Fred Grappe, one of our favourite suppliers, was in the shop last Friday, with a range of superlative wines from the Loire; including recent vintages from Nicolas Joly. By Kate
Saturday, 25 July 2009
A partnership between Rosemount Estates and Gordon Ramsey's American version of Hell's Kitchen has just been announced. This is not the first time that quality chef Ramsey has teamed up with such a producer (it was Lindemans a few years ago) which for us, raises serious questions about his integrity. By Kate.
Saturday, 18 July 2009
Wines that is, not people. I was actually eating with Jude who is of course Cumbrian. By Kate
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Tyson, first winner of the Green & Blue Scholarship, returns to South Africa. By Kate
Friday, 10 July 2009
We recently had Athenias Beru in the shop for a tasting of her sensational Chablis. Together with her mother, she runs our favourite Domaine in this stellular but often deeply disappointing region. By Kate.
Wednesday, 08 July 2009
I recently went to a trade tasting at the RAC in Pall Mall. This is a scary private members’ club that doesn’t allow women in the swimming pools on certain days of the week. I shuddered to think what their rules were on allowing Indians in the dining rooms. I certainly wasn’t about to enquire … By Amit.
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Most of the people that own vines in Champagne sell their fruit to the big name champagne houses who blend it to create a house style. Very few grow their grapes to vinify their own champagne. The product of this process is referred to as “grower champagne” or “farmer’s fizz”. By Amit
