Barolo: tasting across seven decades
Barolo at its best: the epic tasting event Nebbiolo is the name of the grape responsible, in the right hands[…]
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Champagne’s Best Side: Cuvée des Crayères
“Cuvée des Crayères” Ambonnay Grand Cru Brut – Champagne Rodez Every now and again I get to try a wine[…]
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Coravin Test Round Two – Three Reds
Coravin Test Round Two – Three Reds For Round Two of the Coravin Test, I chose three fairly different red[…]
Read moreThe Coravin Test Round One – a Couple of Whites
Coravin Test Round One – a Couple of Whites So I started things off with a challenge! I wanted to[…]
Read moreThe Croatian Wine Experience
The Croatian Wine Experience on Swiss Soil It has been quite a while since I had an experience like the[…]
Read moreSteel – Stone – Wood, Tasting Notes Round Two
Steel – Stone – Wood, Round Two! And finally, Round 2 of the tastings of Steel, Stone and Wood from the “Sixpack”[…]
Read moreGrandi Marchi – the Estates and the Tasting Notes
Grandi Marchi – The Estates and the Tasting Notes Eighteen wines – one from each of the estates represented at[…]
Read moreWürttemberg Meets California
VDP Württemberg With Californian Guests: Highlights In the south of Germany there is a large-ish state called Baden-Württemberg. As you[…]
Read moreQuinta da Falorca – Old Vines Garrafeira 2009
Quinta da Falorca – “Old Vines” Garrafeira 2009, 14% abv – from the Dão Is there anything nicer than being pleasantly surprised[…]
Read moreGrenache Gris Revelation
Outstanding. Unquestionably. After the initial pleasing shock at what I had just tasted had subsided, those were the words that[…]
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