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An Infinite 100 pointed Stone!
At the beginning of the year, Argentine wine received great news: a Malbec from Paraje Altamira, Valle de Uco, obtained the perfect score from The Wine… read more
Enjoying Wine
Three little piggies
This little pig went to the market This little pig stayed home This little pig had roast beef This little pig had none This little pig… read more
BREAKING NEWS: Alcohol kills VCOVID-2019 (aka: Coronavirus)
Great news! Fantastically good news from WHO (knock knock) as the headlines today read that Alcohol kills Coronavirus. So, you can all stay at home, read books, watch… read more
Greta’s no wine January algorithm
After Christmas’19 one of the first emails I received was an email, between you and me I actually think it was a ’round-robin’ message, but it… read more
What’s a Claret when it’s not a Claret?
Well, having just had the privilege of a pre-luncheon tasting, twelve vintages of ‘Vigna d’Alceo’ from Castello dei Rampolla (Yes, you got it right, that excellent Toscano… read more
A decade of Moo two thousand and two
As the dawn of our old decade passes by and we enter the new one, starting today with the second say of the year two thousand… read more
Another Vulture has landed…
Thanks to Elena Fucci and her husband, Andrea Manzani, a bottle of their latest release from Titolo has just arrived down here, and we managed to… read more
a little Leroy lunch for two…
2011 Leroy Volnay 1er Cru ‘Les Brouillards’ I love the fact that we can have a casual Tuesday lunch in one of the town’s finest eateries, and demolish… read more
El efecto Don X… Trinc!
To finish with sherry, or at least the sherries on my list, let me note a wonderful Pedro Ximenes, stamped `Sherry`, and furnished to me with… read more
Remember, remember the 5th of November
Dynamite wines! or just a drop of TnT in November (aka: trinitrotoluene or simply Turriga & Titolo) just in time for Guy Fawkes night. Two old favourite UK… read more