A little while ago I acquired a bottle of wine. I had absolutely no idea what it was, as it no longer had its label. The only thing I could tell you was it was from Domaine Ponsot, as this was stamped across the foil.

Now the problem was, when to open it. I […]

We are not best known as purveyors of Spanish wine and, apart from a few select areas, Spain has not been renowned for producing particularly fine wine. However the days of over-oaked dried out wine are long gone and Rioja, the jewel in Spain’s vinous crown, is producing some seriously interesting wine.

We have recently started […]

We now have a finalised list of the wines which are to be shown at the pre-dinner tasting on October 21st. All our producers have really come up trumps - it will be a spectacular evening.

Benoit Droin Chablis Grand Cru Le Clos 2002/2003/2005/2006
Jean-Philippe Fichet Meursault Tesson 2002/2003/2004/2005/2006
Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2003/2004/2006

The first time I felt like James Bond was when I went out with an Albanian girl called Yuvonna Ridealot. The second time was when I was taken down on the miniature train deep into our cavernous cellars at Octavian.

It truly is the most extraordinary storage facility I have seen

These days of recession, stagflation and credit crunch have ensured that most visits to the City are rather gloomy affairs. Not so last week. I was invited to the Wallbrook to taste eight recent vintages of Ch Guiraud followed by a Gavroche prepared lunch accompanied by Domaine de Chevalier 1978 and Mondotte 1999. They […]