As my alarm beeped in my ear much earlier than normal, I did wonder what on earth was going on, but slowly coming to I remembered that I had a Dom Pérignon breakfast tasting to attend in London! I soon got a wriggle on, champagne for breakfast! Oh yes indeed. The breakfast launch tasting was
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Friends of mine believe that I spend most of my time eating and drinking, and being paid to do so. In general, this is not that accurate, but there are days when I look at what I’ve done and I realise how lucky I am. Last Thursday was one such day, as I was able
We ran a competition last month for readers of our Cellar Door newsletter, asking them to let us know their “most enjoyable wine experience”. We’re thrilled that so many people entered and are also pleased to announce that Rob Helps, Ray Bruno and Tim Meadows are our three winners and will receive a magnum of
Yesterday a lucky few from Lay & Wheeler made their way to Somerset House on the Strand to taste through a selection of Grand Cru Classé Bordeaux from leading châteaux spanning the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 vintages. What’s particularly interesting about such vertical tastings is the opportunity it gives you to see how different
Well, the scores are on the doors… Robert Parker has released his notes for the 2012 vintage Bordeaux. Whether we agree wholly or not, it’s always interesting to see what he says and it’s always interesting to observe the effect this has on demand and – of course – on prices. So, for your information…
Last night, I slipped away from my desk and the latest Bordeaux releases to taste some fantastic wines in Cambridge, as part of our current tasting tour. Of course, half of what was being shown at the tasting was Bordeaux, so it wasn’t quite the escape from the region that it could have been, but
I have to admit that the ‘Big Fortified Tasting’ (BFT) was not my most eagerly anticipated wine tasting of 2013, but not having been previously I had no idea what to expect. The atmosphere upon entering Glazier’s Hall at London Bridge was, however, electric and the anticipation tangible as the sheer array of over 300
The renaissance of New World Chardonnay has been pretty inescapable of late, with wine critics around the world finding in their tastings that styles have changed, quality has improved and Chardonnay is back in fashion. Of course, it was never truly out of fashion, with white Burgundy and Chablis remaining popular purchases despite the
It was back in the saddle (or back in our VW Sharan with comedy automatic doors) bright and early for our first appointment at Château Montrose in St-Estèphe. In the brief moments of sunshine between the rain, St-Estèphe – with its relative hilliness – was rather pretty, but the cloud returned pretty quickly – it
Quick LInks & Recent Posts
Dom Pérignon for breakfast… May 24, 2013
Krug: bubbling over in Champagne… May 16, 2013
Château Palmer at The Square May 9, 2013
Wine Moments: Competition Winners May 8, 2013
Penfolds Grange 2008 and Icons tasting May 3, 2013