Back in the olden days, and the olden days are always the best ones (or, rather, were) my then employers were the UK representatives of one Mr Arnaud Ente. Burgundy was much more affordable in those days though sales of sought-after wines to staff were restricted.
Continue reading →It’s still January and I may well have already tasted my top three wines of the year. After three days of tasting 2012 Bordeaux I admit that what I most wanted was a cuddle, a lager and some sleep. As it happened, I spent a quite brilliant evening in the company of some serious Burgundy […]
Continue reading →At the end of this dinner, at the excellent Medlar, one of the more senior attendees said something like this: “When I first started doing these, it was about getting together with like-minded people and enjoying some special bottles. Now all you lot are sitting there writing your notes like schoolboys. That’s not the point.” […]
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