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A case in hand is worth two in the cellar
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
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Die Zauberflöte
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
Still banking on Bordeaux?
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
Bubbles in the Bath
Egly-Ouriet is undoubtedly still one of Champagne’s top producers, sitting comfortably alongside world-famous Krug, Selosse, and others. Under the careful stewardship of Francis Egly, a fourth-generation… read more
Montevideo or Bust!
Montevideo It is always time to sit up and pay attention when Uruguay comes to town (London in this case), especially when the opportunity arises to… read more
Twenty Twenty Sassi-vision
Tenuta San Guido, responsible for launching the first Super Tuscan ever to come to market in the form of Sassicaia, revealed a first look at the… read more
Bravura! (part 1)
‘Hallo Meester! did you av goot day?’ was the nightly reception greeting at the hosterlerie I was hauled up in for a week in lovely Monforte… read more
Sassenach’s 50th B’day
Just back in this office this morning, for the first time in 2022, and may I wish you all the very very VERY best of luck! … read more
Long-goer Dick Barton special vintage 2000
With all the doom n’gloom email and news that bombardes us, daily, the one thing that is a staple down here are our Wednesday lunches. An opportunity… read more
Hobboss Coboss
Vina Cobos was founded in 1997 by Paul Hobbs, Andrea Marchiori & Luis Barraud at Lújan de Cuyo, Mendoza. The production is centered on the release of wines… read more