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All passions spent…
All passions spent, so let’s start by getting the bad news out of the way. Regretfully, with all the joys of post-Brexit, deliveries to European countries… read more
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V.i.V (Very important Vineyards)
In this case Volnay & Viognier from two sleeping giants, a Lafarge 2017 and a Perret 2014. To have these on the table at the same time during lunch yesterday… read more
“Vitae summa brevis spem nos vetat incohare longam”
They are not long, the weeping and the laughter, Love and desire and hate; I think they have no portion in us after We pass the… read more
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
“…do have some wine”
“Have some wine”, the March Hare said in an encouraging tone. Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. “I… read more
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
“Fraxinus Ornus”
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
Willi’s Wine of the Year!
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
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