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
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
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
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? … to be or not to be, that was once the question? Now, according to the… read more
“… 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
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
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
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
Our friends Obelix and Asterix hosted a peaceful tasting of what is now fashionably called ‘natural’ wines. On the evening, all were naturally outstanding, and my… read more
After 38 years in the wine business (NOT trade) and I am just getting to the stage where I am starting to learn about the kind… read more