I had a nice bottle of Clare Valley Riesling last night (with room service Fish & Chips). I noticed it on the wine list of Ryan Duffy's so ordered it, though...
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Anniversaries, Hair and Hare Krishna: A story about sherry
Oh, what confluence of events, what chance decisions led to this post!?
It so happens that a certain day towards the end of July is important to me...
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Look what I managed to secure (thanks to @flagshipwines)
I missed out on getting bottles elsewhere, but a chance twitter conversation ensured that Flagship Wines put aside a bottle of the special bottling if Tio Pepe Fino en Rama for...
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Find Wine? Easy! Hyde Park, by the bandstand, under a tree
Last week, cunningly (or otherwise) scheduled on the same night as the Spain vs Germany World Cup semi-final, I ambled along to the wine bloggers picnic organised by Find Wine.
The...St David’s Coffee Shop, SE23
Who should taste your wine?
A post on twitter by @youngandfoodish took me to an article in The New York Times by Eric Asimov. http://nyti.ms/b1FyYw The article concerns the practice by...
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