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...
It would have been scurrilous for an English wine enthusiast (or ‘vinthusiast’ even) not to enthuse about English wine from time to time! So, here goes … I haven’t really paid English wine (by which I mean both wine made from grapes grown in...
As promised in my earlier post, Bourgogne, this is the first of a few posts that will focus on individual vineyards / producers. During our visit to Burgundy last autumn we were keen not only to taste wines at the vineyards, but also to gain some insight into the...
