Did you know that the law detailed EXACTLY how much wine you had to be poured?

Thankfully, that law has just been made a little more wine-friendly.  

Most of us have been...

Last week I was lucky to be invited to an "authentic" wine event to celebrate the launch of 'Authentic Wine: toward natural and sustainable winemaking' by Read more

You'd think that as a "knife in the sock" kind of person myself, I'd be less surprised by the dagger-wielding characters I came across last night, but I can't say it was any easier. Happily...

A quick aside to look at an odd "cork" I came across the other day.

This is the Ardea Seal AS-Elite (also, apparently known as the Guala Seal Elite) ..., what...

 

I decided that tonight was a slightly hearty meal night, what with the weather getting cold, nights drawing in ...

The food was pork,...

I remember when I really discovered Port. It was on the East Coast mainline train from London to Aberdeen, somewhere between Newcastle and Berwick Upon Tweed. It had nothing to do...