This wine is the first experience I consciously had of a Jura wine and it sparked an interest that encouraged me to seek out more. Little did I know that I would come to study Jura and its wines and appreciate that, whilst this is still a less well known wine region...
In my last post I said I would do a bit of a write up about the Domaines we visited. Above is a picture of a bottle from each. Before I move on to the Domaines themselves, this picture neatly illustrates some of the hallmarks of German wine production that are...
Alsace, the first region I am studying on my French Wine Scholar (FWS) program and one that I visited in the summer of 2019. It’s really interesting to learn a bit about the history of Alsace and its changing nationality over the centuries from French to German,...
Following a rather long hiatus I have returned to my blog, to coincide with my new journey on the Wine Scholar Guild’s ‘French Wine Scholar’ program. Over the last couple of years, as well as undertaking my WSET3 (more on that later) I have amassed...
On day two of our road trip we had booked tastings at Chateau Guiraud, another premier grand cru classe of 1855, and Chateau d’Arche, a grand cru Classe of 1855. We finished the day with dinner at La Chappelle, Chateau Guiraud’s very stylish restaurant....
After a short overnight stop in Saint Riquier in Northern France we drove south to our base for a few nights: the village (and region) of Sauternes. Our accommodation was as pretty as you like! It was an old Office de Degustation, La Sauternaise, completely renovated...
So, things have been a little bit quiet around here lately. Work has been a bit full on but behind the scenes some serious planning has been underway! The countdown has begun to our most ambitious wine adventure yet – a road trip taking in Bordeaux, Tuscany,...
I love Burgundy. There … I’ve admitted it! It produces some of the finest wines the world has ever seen (and drunk!) but is as rural and unpretentious as any place I have ever visited. From Auxerre in the north to Macon in the south, between which lie the...
Looks like 2018 is going to be something of a year in my little wine loving world! Having decided to get myself a formal ‘wine education’, the beginnings of which saw me tick off WSET1 and WSET2 in 2017, my WSET3 studies begin next month … exam in...
So, Saturday was something of an education. We attended Decanter’s Fine Wine Event at the Landmark Hotel, London, for the first time. As well as going to the Grand Tasting, we also attended the Louis Jadot Masterclass, more of which later. The Grand Tasting, for...
