A day in a wine writer’s life. I get up, dress, eat my porridge then phone the Guinness Storehouse to see if they have a wheelchair. Oh dear, apparently they don’t. I should maybe make it clear that my request stems not from the previous night’s over indulgence but from a knee operation. The Storehouse
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Boeuf a la Bourguignonne
In response to an inquiry on the forum, I’ve dragged up an article I wrote some years ago and a recipe, in fact, MY recipe, for this classic dish. Enjoy! The Culinary History Burgundy, thanks to its inhabitants having an all-consuming devotion to colouring matters (plus a skilled publicity campaign conducted by the mediaeval dukes
Red Sancerre upwardly mobile
Forkncorker mreyeore went hot foot to Berry Bros to check out the Andre Dezat red Sancerre I tipped in So it Goes… Alas, seems the price has escalated to £21.95, a jump of €3. Still lovely wine but at the new price the competition intensifies. You might also like these… At a recent tasting given
Burgundy – Hospice de Beaune & Chablis
I promised the full story of my trip to Burgundy for the Auction at The Hospice de Beaune. Here it is… Why all the fuss? A question I asked myself as the TGV sped southward. Size wise it’s insignificant, comprising as it does a mere 02% of the earth’s surface that’s covered by vines. What’s
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