One man, one hectare, one barrel and one hell of a wine
1.9 hectares, a 1,200 litre foudre (a large oak barrel) and a red wine, sometimes 1,500 bottles produced, that sits right up amongst the greats. ‘Las Beatas’ by T.Rodriguez. The… read more
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1.9 hectares, a 1,200 litre foudre (a large oak barrel) and a red wine, sometimes 1,500 bottles produced, that sits right up amongst the greats. ‘Las Beatas’ by T.Rodriguez. The… read more
Ornus dell’Ornellaia, is the late harvest sweet wine made of Petit Manseng, and cultivated in small parcels of land situated among the red varietal vineyards. The… read more
Funny how the olde quarantine pushes one into a reflective mood, now and then. Sometimes with the great surprises at hand. An example for you, I never thought about… read more
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
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
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
Papa cacas silvis? And would you seriously think the so very famous Pauillac chateau, that still goes by the name of Lafite-Rothschild, would change its label… read more
For a country that really does not take itself so seriously about anything, I can tell you that within the last 15 years the local Argentine… read more
Robert Parker Jnr pointed out to us, back in 1985, that Ch.Margaux also produced a tiny quantity of white wine. He told us that it is produced… read more
As the planet Mercury forms a beautiful cosmic triangle with the crescent Moon and Spica this week. Mars also puts on a double bill with a… read more