We are finally ready.  Bargain Fine Wine, hampers, perfect match gift packages and very superior mulled wine are go!

We taste top Californian Rhone varietals against top Rhone, in the presence of Bob Lindquist and Nick Brooks.  Things go slightly awry. By Kate

After a complete dearth of blog activity, it is time to countdown to Christmas again. And we start with a rant.

We visit Randall Grahm at the Bonny Doon Winery in Santa Cruz, where things had been going rather awry. By Kate

We visit Ridge vineyards at the very top of the Santa Cruz mountain and then descend, into the dingy depths of Santa Cruz Pier. By Kate

After a brief visit to Seghesio and Deloach on Saturday, we have a day off on Sunday. By Kate

Monday 25th - We visit John Williams at Frog's Leap in Napa Valley. By Kate

Day two of our Californian adventure and we visit the Roederer estate in the Anderson Valley, Mendocino where arguably the finest sparkling wine in the world is made. By Kate

We arrive in California for our week long trip to some old, lovely favourites from Mendocino all the way down to Santa Barbera. By Kate

Thandisizwe, the inaugural winner of the Green & Blue Scholarship, finally joins us in London from South Africa. He will be working with us for the next year, mainly in East Dulwich but occasionally in Clapham too, learning anything and everything about wine.