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 and conditions, for some of… Read More »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 and conditions, for some of… Read More »Barolo: tasting across seven decades
“Cuvée des Crayères” Ambonnay Grand Cru Brut – Champagne Rodez Every now and again I get to try a wine that is so compelling, so… Read More »Champagne’s Best Side: Cuvée des Crayères
Coravin Test Round Two – Three Reds For Round Two of the Coravin Test, I chose three fairly different red wines: a beautifully clean, organic… Read More »Coravin Test Round Two – Three Reds
Coravin Test Round One – a Couple of Whites So I started things off with a challenge! I wanted to see how the Coravin would… Read More »The Coravin Test Round One – a Couple of Whites
The Croatian Wine Experience on Swiss Soil It has been quite a while since I had an experience like the one I was permitted last… Read More »The Croatian Wine Experience
Steel – Stone – Wood, Round Two! And finally, Round 2 of the tastings of Steel, Stone and Wood from the “Sixpack” from Weingut Andreas Schmitges. If… Read More »Steel – Stone – Wood, Tasting Notes Round Two
Grandi Marchi – The Estates and the Tasting Notes Eighteen wines – one from each of the estates represented at the seminar – were poured.… Read More »Grandi Marchi – the Estates and the Tasting Notes
VDP Württemberg With Californian Guests: Highlights In the south of Germany there is a large-ish state called Baden-Württemberg. As you can probably imagine, the state… Read More »Württemberg Meets California
Quinta da Falorca – “Old Vines” Garrafeira 2009, 14% abv – from the Dão Is there anything nicer than being pleasantly surprised by how much a wine… Read More »Quinta da Falorca – Old Vines Garrafeira 2009
Outstanding. Unquestionably. After the initial pleasing shock at what I had just tasted had subsided, those were the words that first came to mind. But… Read More »Grenache Gris Revelation