Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Macon Milly Lamartine 2009
Macon, France. Chardonnay. 13%. Cork. Approx $A47.Spotted today with two of its slightly more expensive siblings. Not surprisingly this is bright and primary, with flint and stone and a prickle of sulphur. Grilled peach and ripe pineapple set the tone ...
Wine Tasting Video: Pinot Noir from France & New Zealand
Louis Jadot Côte de Nuits Villages ‘Le Vaucrain’ 2008, Burgundy, France (£18.75 Hailsham Cellars, Leamington Wine Company, Luvians, Nailsworth Wine & Spirits, Village Wines, Thomas Peatling, Booze Bargains, Globe Wines, Le Parc Delicatessen) ...
Les Papilles – eating and drinking in Paris
Bistroy…Les Papilles – Restaurant Paris Les Papilles translates to “tastebuds” and this bistro is certainly focused on your tastebuds whether it’s for food or wine, they put as much care into one as the other. The philosop...
Friday Wine Sips
You know me. I like to write extensive reviews of individual wines or groups of wines that include notes on history, geography, climate and terroir, the techniques and methods of winemaking and evaluations of the wines that weigh them in terms of detail and dimension, philosophy and spirit. I don’t, unfortunately, have either time or...
Twelfth Night and the 12th Day of Christmas
Ah, here we are, the final day of this series of “Twelve Days of Christmas with Champagne and Sparkling Wine.” I offer three examples, one charming Crémant de Bourgogne and two splendid Champagnes, thus bringing to conclusion this foray into different styles of French sparkling wines from various regions. Twelfth Night is the Eve of...
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The Star at Harome, North Yorkshire
If there’s one thing better than a pint of Black Sheep, it’s a pint of Black Sheep served in a cosy warm Yorkshire pub, after a long Sunday morning walk on the moors. The Star at Harome is just such a warming and friendly establishment but with the added bonus of being a restaurant that...
Memorable Pairings of 2011
Well, of the last few months anyway. There have been a few truly memorable drinks and eats in the past months that I never found a way to write about here. So I'll compile them in a best-of-the-unposted list from the last part of 2011.I was in Jerez in...
Babyback Ribs – Made Easy
Some recipes and techniques I like to keep to myself. I have to have something to impress you with if you come over for dinner, right? But some are so simple and so great that it becomes my civic duty to share. Here is one, a new one for me - a techniq...
