The last BiG tasting down here of the year, 2023, was quite a unique vertical tasting of the Argentine Grand Cru Tinto known as Enzo Bianchi, produced in the best years only at Bodega Bianchi in southern Mendoza,… read more
November is the month of both ´giving´ and ´thanks´, and I had the good fortune to share & enjoy a bottle, with huge thanks, of the 1999 vintage Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs “Cuvée S… read more
As flight BA1982 from Heathrow started descending, over bumpily for my liking, to Guglielmo Marconi Airport (Bologna) at the end of last month, the captain announced on his… read more
Ornellaia derives from two Italian words. ‘Orn’ refers to ‘ornello’ or ‘ornielli’ meaning ash tree or ash trees in Italian. The Ash was prized in Tuscany… read more
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! and in the words of movie actor Michael Caine (in full Cockney accent please) ´´..and not many people know that!´´ Well, you now know the good news is… read more
To begin at the beginning, there was Stolzle, a Spiegelau, a Schott Zwiesel and then a Riedel. ´´It´s spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent… read more
A case in hand is worth two cases in the cellar´ (Alas, the birds have already flown, and the bushes have been well pruned!) Having received… read more
When was the last time you went to New York? By the way, this is not an existential question by any means. I last visited New York… read more
Sell in May and Go Away was a well-known adage from the Square Mile referring, of course, to an underperforming market from May (to October?), in contrast to the busy period… read more
