The best sets of answers in this series are always the toughest to introduce. I started Vinolent in 2009 for a number of reasons, one of which was the paucity (in my opinion, of course) of good wine writing. Another was that I wanted to share, to preach, if you like.
Continue reading →Vintages like 2012 – which is to say tricky ones – set the men from the boys apart. Sure, there are over-performers: Capbern-Gasqueton, Batailley, Lagrange, d’Issan and Malartic-Lagravière on the left bank and Trottevielle on the right.
Continue reading →Anyone for a legend? I knew that these three would be good: there was no question at all about that, but, like the man himself, there is that final sparkle that sets brilliance above the merely excellent. In the same way that great wines don’t need long notes, Barry Phillips needs little introduction. Whilst it […]
Continue reading →In the text below I have a challenge. I have some diamonds, perfectly cut. They are beautiful in themselves. To set them in metal seems pointless; it’s tempting to leave them as they are. But grapes need crushing, juice needs fermenting, wine needs bottling. Roy Richards founded Richards Walford with business partner Mark Walford in […]
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