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Last spring, 2023, during my sojourn a la Monforte d’Alba (Piedmont), I spent most breakfast times sitting on the terrace of the wonderful Felicin Hotel (not to mention their outstanding ‘Dimora Storica’ restaurant)… read more
Rumbo al Norte is the diamond in the crown of Comando G. This wine comes from a small 0.3 hectare plot in the village of Navarrevisca (Avila), with 60-year-old vines growing at an altitude of 1,150… read more
It is not often that Château Margaux releases a new wine. But after 500 years of making great wine, this week they have decided to release a new wine from… read more
1974 or depending on where you are in this world of ours: “mil novecientos setenta y cuatro”, “dix-neuf soixante quatorze”, “diciannove settantaquattro”, “neunzehnhundertvierundsiebzig”! “The best vintages! well, they are those that show you… read more
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
