Imagine a culinary region, and I do mean region not country, nestling in the heart of Europe with it own source of...
A trip to Navarra – October 17 2009
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Making the right choice – August 29 2009
I have been working for some time now on a new project, that of wine sales on line. Formerly I tended to deal face to...
Thinking in the present tense – July 4 2009
When it comes to wine provided as a gift, presentation and intent come in many forms. From the simple dispatch of a...
Toasting a real fizz for our age – March 14 2009
Oddly it is political comment that often causes me to reach for the dictionary rather more than English literature. I...
A case of rolling off the tongue… – January 17 2009
The wine world is full of talking heads. Wine merchants and wine writers alike often slip into an arcane language when...
Festive wines yule love – December 20 2008
As the festival of over-indulgence draws close and our thoughts turn to panic buying of cream, icing sugar, sausage...
Having a Fino time in Jerez – November 22 2008
Some may say there are many perks of the wine merchant’s job, but for me the one that comes top of the list is...
Heady delights of a Spanish wine harvest – October 11 2008
A brief and intensive trip to Spain last week, principally to follow one of the harvests through Rioja and check the...
Bourdeaux plan for a comeback – September 13 2008
As I mentioned last week, I took a brief but intensive trip to Bordeaux in south west France. Ruled by the English for...
Mastering the wine world – August 16 2008
What the Broadland Conservative Association (BCA) and my 2002 Haut-Medoc Bordeaux being flown to China, have in...
Marco Rocca and the genuine article – July 19 2008
It is about this time of the year that I snatch a few short visits to various wine producing countries in Europe....
A celebrity? Get me out of here! – June 21 2008
I’ve just returned from the hot and dusty fairground known as the London International Wine Fair 2008, held at Excel,...
Cheers to the dear ol’ barbie – May 24 2008
Within this column I’m usually open to suggestions, happy to respond to the widening demands of our readership as well...
Time to change our wine habits – April 26 2008
At the time of writing I have virtually completed the lengthy selection of wines and winemakers to exhibit at our...
Mystique and a touch of magic – March 29 2008
The majority of wines spend most of their lives in a bottle, but what happens to it there is a cross between a...