One of the most famous, most photographed, spots in the vinous world is, probably, the bottom left corner of the Romanée-Conti vineyard. There are probably a couple of tourists there now. I wonder what they’re looking at? The inscription on the wall? The vines? The soil? Themselves? I wonder what they’re thinking. Drive up past […]
Continue reading →One of my favourite words: paucity. And there has been a paucity of new content here, despite a glut of unfinished drabble. I’ve been busy. So, back to work. Well, sort of. A winemaker is a little like a tailor in that neighbours may well be working with pretty much the same cloth but can […]
Continue reading →I’m not what you would call a religious man. I haven’t been to church since I was last coerced into a Mothering Sunday visit, and I have some pretty strong feelings on religions and their ability to either control or provide an excuse for their followers’ behaviour. But I have met God a couple of […]
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