James Suckling at Wine Spectator has followed the 2005’s with great enthusiasm whilst also being aware of the rapidly increasing prices.

News of the stature of the 2004 Barolo vintage is already circulating. The Wine Advocate is incredibly positive, so with eager anticipation I left the cold blustery horror of Luton last Monday bound for Turin to meet Robin our wine buyer and get in amongst it.

On 6 March, we held the 9th Wine Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel in aide of two children’s charities Care and Rainbow Trust. The evening was a huge success and a complete sell-out.

Before our last Italian trip, I was fortunate enough to be invited to explore the wine growing region around the Mount Etna side of Sicily. Despite being a huge fan of director Giuseppe Tornatore (of Cinema Paradiso fame) and having watched various Godfather films, I still had little idea of what to expect. I suppose […]

Domaine Huet

After lunch I headed over to the red wine country of Chinon