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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WINE TRIP TO LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
On my travels again. This time in Languedoc-Roussillon, following in the footsteps of Louis XIII by staying in an immense historic edifice, Chateau de Pennautier. The chateau is but a short car ride away from the famous walled city of Carcassonne. I’m there as a guest of Nicolas whose family have inhabited the chateau since
WHAT THIS PLACE REALLY NEEDS IS A NICE COALMINE
One of my normal occupations at this time of year is to draw up a list of wine heroes – The ‘Grape Expectations’ Awards for those individuals or companies who’ve gone the extra mile to bring us decent drinking. It’s very much a virtual award, no plaques or tacky glassware, no framed certificates, just a
So it goes… Chilean press tasting, Dublin
I’d be failing in my duty if I failed to say that the recent ‘Good Value Wines from Chile’ tasting at the Radisson Golden Lane was a smidge short of whelming. I tasted the guts of a hundred wines, culled from all the major regions and found fewer than a dozen to excite me. I
So it Goes…
This Week’s Decent Drinking I make no apologies for making this week’s WOTW a wine you are unlikely to be unable to buy. The 2000 John Wade Cabernet Sauvigon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc I opened tonight I picked up at the vineyard on a visit to Denmark and Albany, at the bottom end of Western Australia in 2002.
In The Shadow Of The Andes
“Welcome to Santiago” said Christian, the driver assigned to me by Wines of Chile. For the next six days he and I were to tour vineyards at the rate of three a day, clocking up a sniff/slurp/spit of nigh on 400 individual bottles in a mission to assess the progress made by the country’s winemakers.
Gilbeys Portfolio Tasting – Oct 14 2006 – REDS, FIZZ and STICKIES
As tastings go this one was pretty good. Some decent whites, some nice surprises and even the big Burgundy houses didn’t entirely disappoint though they face stiff competition these days. So it was on to the reds and here, in amongst the average ‘it’ll do’ wines and the occasional duffer I did find some really
Wine notes March 2006
Chateau La Grave Rose 2005, Minervois e10 Rating 14/20 At certain times of the year, wine tastings, large and small run back to back, like buses when you don’t need one. February is one such month. A tasting most of the wine scribes are loath to miss is that organised annually by the Searsons –
Wine Notes from Oz – October 2005
Don’t know if many of these will hit the shelves in Ireland, but if they do there are some goodies worth seeking out. The first batch come from the Riverland, the engine room of Australia’s wine industry therefore not Jack White territory. Nevertheless, amid the big boys there are some boutique producers getting to grips
Wine Notes June/July 2005
Craggy Range Te Muna Rd Sauvignon Blanc 2004 15.50 16.5/20 Smart as paint bristlingly mineral Sauvignon Blanc with heavyweight apple and citrus fruit framed by the gravelly aftertaste. Distinctive, interesting, hugely enjoyable Cloudy Bay chaser. Redmond’s Ranelagh,Claudios Georges St Arcade, Thomas’s Foxrock Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2002 c28.99 18.5/20 Hard to imagine that this
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