This miscellany of tasting notes was accumulated over the last six months or so, and represents the most noteworthy wines I've encountered in that…
18 Jun 2018 Richard Hemming MW
Judging by the selection below, Yapp Brothers continue to distinguish themselves with carefully selected wines aimed at the committed oenophile. The…
14 Jun 2018 Richard Hemming MW
‘I have discovered a truly marvellous proof of this, which this margin is too narrow to contain.’ With that remark, scribbled in a mathematics…
13 Jun 2018 Richard Hemming MW
Last week, several hundred people demonstrated their extraordinary devotion to the study of wine by sitting the Master of Wine exams. Around 100 of…
12 Jun 2018 Richard Hemming MW
See this guide to our English wine week. LOL, FYI, OMG – in the internet era, three-letter acronyms have become routine forms of communication. The…
29 May 2018 Richard Hemming MW
2013 from £14.95 Older vintages from CA$17.35, €13.90, £12.99, 23.20 Swiss francs, $24.81, 169 Danish krone, NZ$43.99, 2,065 roubles, HK$278,…
25 May 2018 Richard Hemming MW
8 June 2018 We continue to add tasting notes on 2016 vintage ports to this collection. 24 May 2018 See this vintage report on 2016 in the Douro…
24 May 2018 Richard Hemming MW Jancis Robinson
Let’s play spot the difference! Here's an easy one to start with: what distinguishes one of these wines from the other? Of course, it’s only an…
9 May 2018 Richard Hemming MW
Michel Chapoutier (pictured) has a rider for his tastings in London: a glass of Bollinger Grande Année. Conveniently, his UK importer Mentzendorff…
8 May 2018 Richard Hemming MW
Louis Pommery English sparkling wine £39.99 Pommery champagne widely available internationally, from €21, $29.97, £35.95 Find the English…
27 Apr 2018 Richard Hemming MW
Tasting hundreds of samples isn't always the best way to get to know wine. At a recent dry white bordeaux seminar organised by the Institute of…
17 Apr 2018 Richard Hemming MW
Here are ten fun facts about wine! Chablis is 100% Chardonnay Most wine is not suitable for vegans There are no great wines, only great bottles…
11 Apr 2018 Richard Hemming MW
Today, as Bordeaux's primeurs week begins, with Julia hard at work on your behalf, we published an account of a vertical tasting of a well-known…
9 Apr 2018 Richard Hemming MW
There seems to be a vogue for wine documentaries at the moment. Alder recently wrote about the third instalment of the SOMM series, and another…
4 Apr 2018 Richard Hemming MW
See Jancis's account of our Purple Paulée last Friday night, also published today. On Sunday night, 100 keen Riesling fans gathered at the King's…
27 Mar 2018 Richard Hemming MW
