Just before this year’s harvest at Château Lassègue, I had a long talk with winemaker Nicolas Seillan. I have been both a lover and admirer of the wines for 10 years, and wanted to know more....
At the 26th Gourmand Awards Ceremony in Paris, held on 29th and 30th November 2021, I was honoured to receive awards for two books, and was really pleased the event could take place 'live'.
Prosecco: the very word conjures up images of fun, laughter, and happiness. Although this ‘holiday in a glass’ wine has been around for many years, its rise in popularity in the last decade has been
The International Drinks Expo is making it’s much-anticipated return to London's ExCeL on 9th & 10th November. I am presenting a seminar. Free tickets are available for this great two day event.
You may read in many books that the use of cork as a wine stopper was discovered by the French monk, Dom Perignon. This is certainly not the case. The year 1680 has been stated as when the Benedicti
Wine and music have much in common, and my tastes in both are very wide. I confess to being a failed classical musician – when I was at school I had dreams of being a trumpet player and composer.
Change comes slowly in the wine world, and nowhere more so than in Bordeaux. Sometimes a stir is created with new construction, such as the new buildings at Beychevelle, Lynch Bages and Talbot.
Carménère is a grape variety considered by many wine lovers to be uniquely Chilean. Whilst Carménère is planted in several regions in Chile it is in the Colchagua Valley that it performs best.
