WOW - Wine of the Week, Indigo Burgundy Blues
Chateau d’Etroyes, Mercurey 1st Cru, Les Velley, 2020
The Appellation d’origine controlee, (AOC) Mercurey was created in 1936 and may be used with the red grape...
Wines of the Week: Schools Old & New
Chris Ringland, North Barossa Shiraz, 2017
Vigneron Adrian Hoffmann and legendary Barossa winemaker Chris Ringland have been working together for more than 25 years. This North Barossa...
Bouchard Pere et Fils Echezeaux Grand Cru 2018
The 2018 Vintage in Burgundy is often referred to as the ‘Heat Wave’ vintage, the passage of time has shown the wines to be both ripe and...
Tasting Bench
Pascal Jolivet Blanc Fume 2022
Sauvignon Blanc grapes sourced from three different soil types, the wine is a blend of grapes grown on 50% limestone, 30% flint and 20% clay-limestone. The vineyards...
“This is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know about.”
George Orwell, Burmese Days
As we prepare to release the 2022 Reserve Pinot Noir, I take a moment to reflect on the...
A Glass of Noir
Sweetness and silk on the tongue,
Cherry kisses,
Falling to the floor of the forest,
Sweet, sweaty scents of sexual arousal.
Poetry, fanning out along neural pathways,
Little eddies of complexity swirling around synapses,
Coaxing, seducing, whispering...
New Release
‘Pinot Noir Around the World’ by Anne Krebiehl MW
The International Wine & Food Society (IWFS) is pleased to announce the publication of their latest monograph focusing on one of, if not, the world’s...
My shameless love affair with Pinot Noir is widely known, Burgundy in particular but, we are not exclusive.
A Glass of Noir
Sweetness and silk on the tongue,
Cherry kisses,
Falling to the floor of the forest,
Truffles, damp...
