I’ve long been a fan of wines from the Northern Rhone, the elegance, depth and complexity you get from the Syrah, and the richness and power of the Viognier you get from villages such as Condrieu are difficult to find anywhere else in the world, and there aren’t many better...
Italy for me has to be one of the most fascinating wine producing countries, with so many indigenous grape varieties, and such differences in the wines that are produced from the north to right down in the heel, and then you get the islands surrounding its coast. Vistorta, is...
A Great Vintage - Burgundy 2015 So this week has seen pretty much the whole of Burgundy descend on London for there 2015 En Primeur tastings, and what tastings they have been.2015 was yet another trying vintage in Burgundy, the harvest was down on the 20 year average, which after...
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Sara Fogarty from Man 'O War wines, and taste through there current releases and a couple of library samples, so we could gauge how they will age. Now as the title suggests Man 'O War are based on Wahieke Island, New Zealand, in...
Nebbiolo is one of my favourite grapes; hardly surprising when you think that it produces two of Italy’s most famous and prestigious wines - Barolo and Barbaresco. If you move further north in Piedmont you find the wines of Carema and Gattinara, however, if you move eastwards and into the Lombardy...
