July 8, 2017
Roc through the ages…Roc de Cambes 1995 to 2015
This tasting was a little while in the making, it was something I’ve wanted to do for some time. A conversation with the unique (word used properly) Francois Mitjavile while tasting the 2016s back i...
June 8, 2017
A very special occasion: A dinner with Bonneau du Martray
Last’s week dinner with Bonneau du Martray was a very special occasion. The wines are among the most magical whites produced in Burgundy, Jean Charles is among those gifted winemakers that is able ...
June 1, 2017
Peter Sisseck in London: Psi, Chateau Rocheyron and Dominio de Pingus
I am almost criminally late in writing this up. It is nice to think back almost a year, as I sit back in Wales on holiday, to having Peter in London for two whole days. How Peter juggles his three ma...
May 31, 2017
Clos de Tart with Jacques Devauges
Back in 2015 we hosted a tasting and then dinner that I wrote up in the post called Clos de Tart Day. This was to celebrate the vintages that Sylvain Pitiot oversaw and to welcome Jacques Devauges. B...
May 29, 2017
Bonneau du Martray: Thank You Jean-Charles
I have worked with the Bonneau du Martray wines since the 2000 vintage so all the usual bias warnings apply here. This was a rather different dinner because it was a chance to say “au revoir” (b...
May 15, 2017
Dinner at The Savoy tasting De Vogue 1999s…
There aren’t many top producers that I’ve been lucky enough to enjoy as often – both tasting and drinking – as Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue. There are therefore a lot of write-ups on this si...
May 2, 2017
Tasting: Domaine Marquis D’angerville 2015’s
Each year in April the joint UK agents of Domaine Marquis d’Angerville get together with Guillaume d’Angerville in London and host a tasting and lunch for some key members of the wine press. My wr...
January 30, 2017
Chateau Cheval Blanc tasting with Pierre-Olivier Clouet & Arnaud de Laforcade
In the office on Thursday evening we were pleased to host – Arnaud de Laforcade (Commercial Director) & Pierre-Olivier Clouet (Technical Director) – for a tasting of, mostly Cheval Blanc. The...
January 11, 2017
Jumbo of death? Not anymore!
Now that may seem a little dramatic as titles go but there is good reason. The “Jumbo of death” used to – still does sometimes – pop up in the office as a regular topic. You know the old “w...
December 28, 2016
English Sparkling Wine – the perfect fit for New Year’s Eve
After being squished into their distinctive mushroom shape and holding firm like the Thames Barrier against the 5 or 6 atmospheres of pressure fighting to escape, the arrival of December represents t...