So, this is how it all began… my growing interest in wine, beyond just indiscriminately coiffing it on a daily basis! July 2014, a solo trip to Tuscany to immerse myself in vineyards, barrels, tasting and, more than anything, thinking just a little bit harder about what I was drinking; what made it taste and smell the way it did and understanding that there is no right kind of wine to like or dislike – it’s just a matter of personal taste. Despite my trip being solo I didn’t do it all alone – I booked a four day wine tasting tour with Tuscan Wine Tours to cover all of the main wine making regions in Tuscany: Chianti, Montepulciano, San Gimignano and Montalcino. I will post more about this trip (and lots of great photos) over the coming months because it turned out to be just about one of the most enjoyable trips I ever had! But over the last two and a half years, following that tour, I have continued my journey of wine discovery and vinthusiasm and I am now sufficiently enthusiastic that I want to record it, past and future, and share it with an audience (YOU!). I don’t suppose I will stick to just wine. I love food too. And travelling. I guess it will all ‘out’ here at some point. But it’s pretty likely that wine will be at the centre of much of what I post …