Wine Blog
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
The team attend a lecture on Biodynamic viticulture hosted by Nicolas Joly in London on April 13th. We leave inspired! By Kate
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
A tasting at Terroir. The ultimate antidote to a very bad day. By Kate
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Jude and I go to a tasting of wines from the newly rejuvenated Chateau La Coste and are utterly disappointed with the food in Restaurant Helene Darroze. By Kate
Monday, 21 September 2009
Gorgeous wines in a fabulous place. That makes for a seriously good Thursday. 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
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, 10 December 2008
We taste top Californian Rhone varietals against top Rhone, in the presence of Bob Lindquist and Nick Brooks. Things go slightly awry. By Kate
Monday, 13 August 2007
In 1976, a wine tasting in Paris changed the world when, in a line up of top Claret against top Cabernet's from Napa Valley, California triumphed. We re-created our own version of this and these are the results. By Kate
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
The story of a tasting of some recent-ish and not so recent vintages of Cristal held in central London in Apri. By Kate
Tuesday, 03 April 2007
A tasting of the fabulous wines of Alion - one of those in the Vega Sicilia stable - from the very first vintage in 1991, all the way up to 2003. By Kate
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