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Three Muskateers show us their ‘Passata-sotto’
I was invited to a very splendid tasting and dinner, last night, by three very different wine importers. Thank god for the dinner, which I was not expecting at… read more
Enjoying Wine
trois très Torrontés
Torrontés, Torrontés, Torrontés and a little more Torrontés please. The first time I came across the wine, or even heard the word `Torrontés`, was at the… read more
A dungeon natural wine tasting if ever there was one to be had…
On 29th of September each year we celebrate the day of our guardian Archangel, Michael. Also know in some parts of the world as San Miguel, Michaèl,… read more
If you like to gamble…
‘If you like to gamble, I tell you I’m your man You win some, lose some, it’s all the same to me The pleasure is to… read more
Clarets from the cellar!
Well, after a rather chilly last weekend here, I told my very lovely girlfriend, VBLG, that like a good wine, boyfriends’ get better with age. So,… read more
Now go get yourself a cuppa of Cappadocia
Times have indeed changed. If you need an example of how good Turkish wines can be these days, this is a great place to start. 2015 Cotes d`Avanos, Kavaklidere, Ankara…. read more
We finally show ourselves as we truly are!
Well, after many years of guiding ‘wine professionals’ and non professionals, of course, around the top bodegas of Mendoza, Salta and the Rio Negro (Argentina). We can… read more
To Striptease or not to Striptease?
Well, any opportunity to keep a beedy eye on a fabulous piece of work by Amedeo Clemente Modigliani, is worth the next few lines in my… read more
What’s in a case?
The question is of course prerogative, as what I am asking here is that when you order a case of wine from your good Wine Merchant, and i… read more
An innkeeper, a trombonist and an imobiliário
Last night’s gathering, bought together an Innkeeper, a Trombonist, an Imobiliário (uy uy uy) and of course your faithful correspondent. It turned out to be a ‘blind-tasting’… read more