The Essential Guide to Modern Madeira
Announcing the release of The Essential Guide to Modern Madeira by Richard Mayson, published by The International Wine & Food Society (IWFS).
The making of madeira?! It is so much...
Bordeaux, Asia Tour 2022 - Maison Ginestet - Warehouse
Tasted on the 39th floor of the Rosewood Hotel, Phnom Penh Cambodia on the 25th of November 2022
Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion – Pessac Leognan
The property...
The Soul of Napa, a Very Human Tale
“Wine to me is passion, It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Wine is art. It's culture. It's the essence of civilization...
On Uby Pond
The Little Pond Terrapin
The European Pond Terrapin (Emys orbicularis), is a little freshwater turtle in the family Emydidae, it can live to over 100 years old, and is endemic to the...
A Dinner with Destiny
10,000 Miles, 200 Years, 6 Generations
“Some food and wine dinners are all about the pairing, then there are those rare occasions, maybe only a handful of times in a...
Eternity
He who binds to himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy
He who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity's sunrise
William Blake - 1757-1827
The Beast
Provence is a geological masterpiece millions of years in the...
The Baron and the Jewel
In 1868, Baron James de Rothschild of what was to become known as the ‘French branch’ of the Rothschild family purchased the Medoc estate, Chateau Lafite. This was 15 years...
A Wine for the Devil’s Throat
“The ancient Egyptians believed the god Anubis met each of us on the other side, and that he stood before a great scale on which our hearts were...
