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A rare neon Dompers lights up the tasting…
Who would have thought that this esteemed brand of Champagne would need to put some trick up it’s own sleeve to catch more attention. Well, in… read more
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The Clan gather in Palermo (not Sicily)
… okay so it’s not Palermo Sicilia, it’s Palermo Hollywood, wherever that maybe? “fuggedaboutit”. This Thing of Ours got together for a little geographical touching-base with the important… read more
2015 Sassicaia – a ‘classic’ vintage equal to the legendary 1985, JS
Bad information? maybe or perhaps? who really nose… I still cannot, on the whole, get used to reading vinous headlines like this one, and mainly I… read more
Oh does the cookie crumble?
What a funny olde world we are living in eh. In the last week, I have probably tasted and dined on more good wine, in six… read more
Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (1986 vintage) TSG
Tenuta San Guido (TSG) also happens to be the birth place and home, still, to the great Vino da Tavola, Sassicaia! Of the many wines that… read more
The three blind mice
The three blind mice, three blind mice, and the only one we got right was the Claret (but not the vintage!), and yes they were all… read more
Saluti! I am not going to pretend with you that 2017 was great…
Saluti! I am not going to pretend with you that 2017 was a great year… as it certainly was not. And I am not talking about… read more
Wishing all my family, winefriends, clients, suppliers and any readers of the boggy bloggy born in either 1940`s, 1950`s, dare i say 60’s and of course 1970`s
Wishing you all the very best for 2018 and a wee word of congratulations to you! and if you would like to add any more please… read more
Mizz World 2017 ‘Gold Medal’ Winner goes to?
The 1st edition of this Miss World Wine List pagent, was held on 10th December 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina with a ‘live’ feed from Auckland, New Zealand. There… read more
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom
“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom…You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough.” Well, for almost… read more