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Champagne Cordeuil Père et Fille

A fantastic Champagne tasting in Noe Les Mallets.

Hungarian Wine Summit

‘Oh Lucky Man!’ There are times in my life when I wonder what I have done to deserve something. Here in a good way I am now in the Hungarian Wine Summit! 20 years after my first wine trip to Hungary, courtesy of the kindness of Hugh Johnson. He arranged a visit to the recently […]

The Old Bridge Hotel

We visit old friends in London every now and again and our favourite stop on the way home is The Old Bridge Hotel. It’s a homely and comfortable hotel in Huntingdon. This is also Oliver Cromwell’s birthplace as it happens. The Old Bridge Hotel has a good restaurant and genuinely welcoming, friendly and professional staff. […]

I Fabbri

Dylan’s Travels to Chianti What a night at I Fabbri. I had to do some serious rally driving to arrive at all. It had been a long four and a half hour drive from Cantinarte in Abruzzo. The last half or particularly 20 minutes was challenging. The tarmac ran out, the mist was down and […]

Cantinarte

A trip to Abruzzo in Italy to taste some fine organic wines.

Understanding Rioja

Rioja (pronounced “ree” + “OH” + “kuh”) as we know it is a red wine, made using the Tempranillo grape. Graciano, Mazuelo and Maturana Tinto are also grown in small quantities as blending companions. What will you taste? You can expect a Rioja red blend to have complex flavours, earth and leather layered with dark […]

Crozes-Hermitage

Producer of the Month – Domaine les Chenêts Crozes-Hermitage The vagaries of weather had made Madame a bit distracted the last time we visited Domaine les Chenêts a few years ago. They had had some heavy rains and hail which had destroyed a proportion of the crop. By now, the weather had swung to the […]

Person picking grapes in a field, clouds and trees

Why Not Welsh Wine?

To celebrate St. David’s Day why not open a bottle of fizz to celebrate? Maybe even a Welsh fizz? 10 years ago, we wouldn’t have even thought of this but in the past decade we’ve seen a rapid development in the wine scene here in Wales, both in quality and in drinkability. We are seeing […]

Dry January

Let’s face it, I’m not going to join the Dry January army and give up drinking wine for a month. Not even a week actually! I recognise that for my physical and mental health, a moderate consumption is necessary. However, I would no more aim to practise this for just a month any more than […]

Eiswein in Canada

Exploring the Frozen Elegance of Canadian Eiswein My first surprise was to see grape vines growing wild. I spotted them immediately as we walked along a local footpath on my first day there. I have never witnessed this before, they twist and turn and bind themselves to the very tops of the trees. Pointing them […]

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