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Sassicaia in excelsis
1988 Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri This was Giacomo Tachis’ favorite vintage and he considered it to be even better than the 1985. The ruby color… read more
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The Suckling Wine Of the Year 2020
Another bizarre twist in our wine year of Covid’20 is that making wine boring again is just not an option available to anyone, except me that is. Everything has to… read more
Una Porkueria (in three Porks)
Pork 1 In springtime London’98, I had the good fortune do have dinner for the first time, with two chums, in a restaurant called MORO, Exmouth… read more
Cuvée Pinchfart
As we begin this month of November C19-2020, some of us seems to be in a very ‘minor’ party mood, as we are now free to take… read more
Mon Brave, Mon Fortino!
Cantina Giacomo Conterno is one of the greatest names in all of the Piedmont. The estate was formed in 1908 when Giacomo’s father, Giovanni Conterno started a wine… read more
Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera
How are you dear reader! and welcome to 121 days of being ‘self-locked’ up for reasons political, medicinal? and plaguristical. Everyone seems to be becoming a… read more
There’s a natural mystic blowing through the air..
“..and if you listen carefully now you will hear, that his could be the first trumpet, might as well be the last. Many more will have… read more
Flying pigs… can they really?
“Pigs may fly, William, but I doubt it!”, and as we end the month of May 2020, this our 10th or is it our 11th week of… read more
Three Wines in a Bottle
Three Wines in a Bottle (to say nothing of the barrel) by William P Hancock WH, U$19.99, pp.34 Self-published by wine merchant Will Hancock, this 34-page… read more
I have a dream…
Or in this case, last night I had a dream that I could actually remember, for a change, having just stumbled out of bed this morning…. read more