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Rare as hen's teeth - affordable white Burgundy 14 Aug 2013 | 07:37 pm
Every once in a while, a wine presents itself on my lap (or at least arrives as a special parcel at a local trade supplier) with a quality level and price that makes it impossible for me to resist. Ev...
Terre des Chardons - a very exciting discovery 8 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
I first read about the wines of Terre des Chardons in an article by Richard James, one of the more unheralded Languedoc-Roussillon specialist writers and bloggers. It was only a week or so before I wa...
Two wines from the Loire Valley 12 Jul 2013 | 06:05 pm
One of the perks of being in the wine business is that I often get to drink free wine (usually from various growers on my list, and occasionally those looking for me to import them). But I recently re...
A visit to Domaine Turner Pageot 26 Jun 2013 | 07:36 am
Although I promised recently that I would be posting lots of entries on the blog, whilst on holiday in sunny Languedoc, that was before I realised just how much material I would gather in the process....
Feels like coming home - holiday time! 19 Jun 2013 | 03:59 am
Well, not really home, but we are ensconced once again in our comfortable little hideaway in Laurens, deep in the heart of Languedoc wine country. Not that we own the place, of course, but we love it ...
A delicious Provençal white and red pair from Villa Minna 13 Jun 2013 | 03:13 am
Here is another post that has enjoyed/endured a rather long gestation period. I enjoyed these wines more than a few weeks ago, but simply haven't had the time (or do I mean energy?) to write my notes ...
Sticky heaven - a vertical of Stanton & Killeen Muscats and Topaques 11 Jun 2013 | 06:31 am
This is a report that I have been meaning to publish for a number of weeks now, but I never actually got around to writing my tasting notes until a few days ago. Which in itself is not a problem, sinc...
Some lovely wines at Nottingham Wine Circle last week 1 Jun 2013 | 10:04 pm
After the many themed/tutored tastings over the Autumn and Winter months, the Nottingham Wine Circle is now firmly into its Spring/Summer series of "bottle blind" tastings. Basically, these are free-f...
Another delicious red Burgundy 31 May 2013 | 09:41 am
No matter how good a Pinot Noir from the Mâconnais happens to be, the French A.O.C system in its infinite (but often questionable) wisdom dictates that it can only qualify as a humble "Bourgogne Rouge...
Nebbiolo and Beaujolais - what's not to like? 22 May 2013 | 05:06 pm
Here are a couple of reds that went down very nicely over the last few days. Note to self - must drink more Beaujolais and Piedmont wines! Produttori del Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo 2011 A pleasingly...
