In the very north of Italy’s Alto Adige (also known as Sűdtirol) there is a an old silver mine. No mining has taken place here for 50 years, but today deep in the mine and 4 kilometres into the ....
I have little doubt that the halcyon days of great wine trade fairs are behind us. The world’s largest fair, ProWein, saw visitor numbers fall this year to 38,000 from a 2019 figure of 61,500.
I was delighted to receive an award and make two presentations at the International Food Symposium and Gourmand Awards Ceremony held in Umeå in the north of Sweden from June 1st to 5th. Umeå lies wi
I have written elsewhere about my fascination with success, and the multitude of factors that have to come together to achieve it. Perhaps harder to define is just what is success, especially when we
I am often reminded as to how precarious life is. Somebody who is strong today can be gone tomorrow, on account of illness, age, or tragic accident. In life, I am fascinated by both success .....
Once in a while I am truly moved by a wine. A wine that sends a shiver down the spine, or brings tears to my eyes. A cultural experience, that might be compared with listening to Jonas Kaufmann.....
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'.
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.
