Sometime in April 2010 I was enjoying a lager with my good friend and former colleague, Clarethound, in the bar at the Mercure Chartrons. Lager is the winetaster’s ally – the salve after a days’ tasting.
Continue reading →Last week I tasted through just under 170 wines from the 2009 Bordeaux vintage. A full report is here. In the meantime a few words on something rather special. On a wine that has made me stop and think. 2009 Château Latour.
Continue reading →Crystal Palace vs Manchester City a fortnight ago was quite a match. We lost in the 90th minute after a quite brilliant game, one that I thought we might just nick. In spite of the loss it was an outstanding showing for Palace against what is probably the best team in the country. A couple […]
Continue reading →I struggle with tasting notes. Always have. For a start I grew up in South East London; as such I know very well what diesel, dogshit and doner kebabs smell like – I have to work hard at linalool, lavender and lychees. For what it’s worth I’m pretty good at Chenin Blanc of a certain […]
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