Revisiting RAW

Has the Raw Natural Wine fair fallen, or is it stronger than ever?

Fiesta de la Floración

With my ears still ringing and just a vague clue as to how I made it back to my hotel room last night one can not but applaud the guys behind Comando G for yesterdays excellent wine & music festival…

Knee-Deep in Burgundy

It’s the fourth day of the Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne tasting, and the sun is shining down on a bleak France that I’m sorry to say isn’t one bit warmer than when I visited in January. Fierce winds literally race the vineyards and visitors huddle close together for warmth as they wait for transportation …

Better Late than Never in Burgundy

It’s sometimes easier said than done to travel to Bourgogne.

What Have They Done to My Piemonte?

This weeks master class in Oslo showed a different side of Piemontese wines…

Australia Day Tasting London

About a month or two ago I received a rather odd email. Well, perhaps not as odd as oddly flattering. The writer was a representative for Wine Australia Organisation who gingerly asked if I would be interested in visiting their Australia Day Tasting in London in the end of January. Since Australia is one of …