Archive for August, 2010

“The hippest wine merchant in London”?

Friday, August 27th, 2010

During an office tidy-up (August is always a slightly slow month in the wine trade) “Tatler’s thousand most socially significant people in 1992″ came to light.

Family Tennis in Suffolk

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Some of my favourite and most exciting wine experiences have often come about when I’m least expecting them.

Pichon Baron 1993

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

On Saturday night I drank a bottle of Ch Pichon Baron, 2eme Cru Pauillac 1993. If anyone has this in their cellar, you should drink it now and really enjoy it.

Domaine Joseph Voillot – An Unheralded but Great Domaine

Friday, August 20th, 2010

It is not easy to find great Pommard and Volnay. Certainly the wines of d’Angerville, Lafarge and de Montille are exceptional but so are those being made

2002 Dom Pérignon - “The most perfect prestige Cuvée”

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Yesterday saw a flurry of activity as the delicious Dom Pérignon 2002 hit the market. Moet & Chandon had been planning to release the new vintage in September