I have to say I felt no pain whatsoever tasting the 2010 Burgundies last week in London. As ever, there are always disappointments in Burgundy, but this year, the success rate was impressively high. In short, the 2010s are great for both red and white, being much more classical than the riper, rounder 09s. Particular [...]
According to hard-core believers in biodynamics, the day on which you choose to drink a bottle of wine will necessarily affect its flavour. Their view is that the best time to drink a wine is on ‘fruit’ or ‘flower’ days, while so-called ‘root’ and ‘leaf’ days should ideally be avoided. Unfortunately, this means that 50% [...]
Last week, John hosted our last corporate tasting of 2011. The theme was ‘spot the difference’ between four pairs of wines – all tasted blind. The first pair was pretty straightforward; almost everyone spotted that the richly splendid 2009 Meerlust Chardonnay (£19) was significantly more expensive than a £5.99 Gallo Chardonnay. However, beauty is in [...]
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