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scores on the doors or .. simply riders on the storm?
Into this house we’re born Into this world we’re thrown Like a dog without a bone An actor out on loan Riders on the storm There’s… read more
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last night at the Proms with inspired Ostroedia and a world first white blend
Every year, between the months of July and mid-September I live in a musical and vinous heaven thanks to Radio3, live via the internet. And no… 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
a 1945 atomic vintage
17 years before I was born, the world changed on a level that I do not really think anyone has looked close at the sheer horror… read more
French oak or American Oak, French cement or American cement?
French oak or American Oak, French cement or American cement? … to be or not to be, that was once the question? Now, according to the… read more
Chi sa bere sa vivere
“… he who knows how to drink, knows how to live” I often lament the fact that only the 1990 and 2009 are wines that fully… read more
1989 Barolo Bric del Fiasc Paolo Scavino
I have tried this wine three times over the last fifteen years. Some chums get together and we taste it every five years to see how… read more
What on this earth can the ‘Clef’ be for?
A generous chum of mine passed by the house the other day with a birthday gift. Lucky me! I opened the small brown (almost leather) box… read more
Booger the bugga Burgundy
When several cosmological events converge into one, and all on the same Full Moon night, at the beginning of July. Just look what happens when a Frenchman (Parisian… read more