Viña Vik-torious
I recently had the pleasure of tasting wines of Vina VIK at the Ming Room in Phnom Penh, with the vivacious and perspicacious Caroline Fanet, Export Manager for Europe & SE Asia....
The Smoking Duck
There is smoked duck and then there is what Pepe Alfonso Raimundo does with duck.
There is smoke obviously, I imagine there must be some chanting and invocations, possibly some dancing around flames...
Le Dome
‘The Garagistes’
Change occurs slowly in Bordeaux, many would argue that very little has changed in centuries. However, in the 1990s, after Bordeaux’s right bank had been in something akin to the...
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...
Goriška Brda
Green Fields
It has often been written that Slovenia is thought of as Europe’s bright, shiny green jewel. In 2016, Slovenia became the first country in the world to be declared a Global...
Consecration Wine
" I made Versailles for my Court, Marly for my friends and Trianon for myself. "
Louis XIV, The Sun King
Versailles
The Grand Trianon is a French Baroque-style chateau set within its own park,...
Quid Pro Quo Reserva
2018
Touriga Nacional / Petit Verdot
Alentejo, Portugal
From the team at Casa Santos Lima, this is a selection of their finest Touriga Nacional and Petit Verdot grapes, grown in the shale and...
Seppeltsfield
Joseph was born in 1813 in Wüstewaltersdorf, Prussia, now known as Walim in Lower Silesia, Poland, his father had fought Napoleon's forces in Russia. After an education in music and arts, Seppelt toured...
