Archive for August, 2008

Stop Press: Burgundy Dinner October 21st 2008

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

It should be an easy thing to organise a wine dinner - after all we’ve been doing it for years. And even if we say so ourselves, we’re pretty good at it. But we had not bargained for the vast complexity that is Burgundy…

A pair of 2005 Rhones

Friday, August 8th, 2008

2005 was a brilliant vintage in the Rhone. On the whole the wines are concentrated, beautifully balanced and many are looking forward to a long life ahead of them. The question is - when can we tuck into these spicy beauties?

Bottle Shock

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008