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

Our second day in champagne, we visit Sophie Larmandier Bernier and taste most of the range of their fabulously elegant wines. By Kate

Emily, Rebecca and I visit Bertrand Gautherot in Champagne and taste phenomenal wines from his biodynamic vineyards. By Kate

Giselle's is fabulously talented at helping you to choose a delicious bottle of wine in our Lordship Lane shop. She is also fabulously talented at writing about one of our favourite wines and regions. Be warned - reading this will want to make you go to Jerez immediately. Or at least drink some Fino.

Day one of our Italian adventure and we taste exceptionally wonderful Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo and Alicante both on the vine as well as in the bottle from Poggio Argentiera and Antonio Camillo. Then we eat our own body weight in seafood and I have a spot of bother with the car.

Jude and I visit the Dalla Cia family in South Africa and try their wines and amazingly good Grappa (although obviously it is not really grappa as it does not come from Italy). Just as good as the real thing though - even better really than quite a few good Italian examples I have tasted.