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I don’t often post tasting notes on wines that are more than a century old here but below are descriptions of no fewer than six centenarian wines from an extraordinary source that is just... |
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Mel Jones, currently working on her Master of Wine dissertation, gives us her impressions of 54 of the wines from the main range that Britain’s Majestic chose to show off to the press this... |
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In the second of our collections of tasting notes on some of the great fortified wines, Victoria looks at some of the most venerable sherries on the market. The VOS and VORS... |
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I spent a fascinating afternoon yesterday recording a show for Gary Vaynerchuk’s WineLibrary TV about which one or two purple pagers had grave doubts, as discussed on this thread in the... |
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It seems only a moment ago that Tesco, Britain’s dominant supermarket, were moving firmly upmarket with a dramatically increased finer wine range (see Tesco – speccing up a bit? ). And it... |
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I can still remember where, when and why I walked into my first tapas bar. It was one early Sunday evening in the spring of 1978 in the old town of Bilbao in northern Spain to which I had... |
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These are the notes from an amazing recent tasting organised in London by MARC Fine Wines of a range of 22 top vintages of Penfolds Grange back to the legendary 1955. See Putting Grange back on... |
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See related thread in Members' forum What is dark, sticky, transforms plain vanilla ice cream into a feast and can cost as little as £6.40 per half-litre? The answer is a varietal... |
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See related thread in Members' forum On Monday, Heston Blumenthal unveiled some brand new research into sherry and food-matching. His famed scientific approach has resulted in some... |
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This Monday evening Richard Hemming has been granted an interview with world-famous chef and champion of science in the kitchen, Heston Blumenthal of The Fat Duck. Please feel free to suggest... |
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Hungary In a nutshell : Some fiery whites and some good value, plus the historic sweet white of Tokaj. Main grapes : Furmint, Hárslevelű , Leányka (white);... |
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In a nutshell: Mostly bordeaux-like, plus some Basque influence. Main grapes: Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Tannat, Negrette, Fer (red); Sauvignon,... |
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The wines of Savoie tend to taste of the French alps in whose foothills they are made - all crunchy crispness and herby, sappy flavours. My favourite is the curious, deep-coloured, racy,... |
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In a nutshell : Sparkling and in demand. Grapes : Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier. Little by little the rest of the world is coming round to the French point of view, that... |
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France has an extraordinary, and in many ways extremely difficult, position in the world of wine. To many of us, France is wine, and a certain sort of wine, not always the easiest to appreciate... |
