A humdinger of a pocket book with masses of inside track and purest nitty-gritty from a bevy of regional specialists. Essentially, it’s a hard-hitting ‘state-of-the-wine nation’ report, into which top producers, greatest wines, investment possibilites, etc are twined. A must for the aficionado. Wine Report 2004 By Tom Stevenson Dorling Kindersley GB£9.99
Books & EquipmentA brilliant book, meticulously researched and an essential guide for Ireland’s wine shoppers. This year it’s benefited hugely from the editorship of John Wilson, a respected wine trade figure, critic and, of course, latterly a regular columnist in this magazine. John’s involvement has brought gravitas, keener focus and enhanced status to an already essential reference ...
Books & EquipmentWhat is there left to say about John and Sally McKenna’s Bridgestone Guides? That they provide food writers and hardcore diners-out with a bottomless well of controversy is a certainty. Many a friendship has been cemented or broken up over a dinner party, argument raging about an inclusion or omission. It’s a given that these ...
Books & EquipmentJanuary 17th ushered in the Year of The Monkey which we celebrated with a Chinese Banquet chez moi, cooked by the esteemed Chung Yin who formulates all those tangy and entirely authentic Chinese sauces for Sharwoods. Chung is an amazing guy, a great chef too and produced a menu to die for including duck, beef, ...
Tasting NotesNo subject causes diners so much angst, or wine writers so many headaches, as the pairing of wine and food. There are three schools of thought on wine and food pairings. There are the people who say “drink what you like to drink” and I have some sympathy with this view. The second school follows ...
Wine & DrinkSTOP PRESS: 23 WINES TASTED AND TESTED AND NOT EVEN THROUGH THE “B”s!!! Stopped quite a few wines from going bad on our trip, and sniffed, slurped, spat many more. Here are a few random musings on a country where the quality’s getting better year by year. Agusta Chardonnay 2001. Franschhoek. Smart, quite classy Chard ...
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