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Nunc est bibendum!
Now it’s time to drink! In the days of the Roman Empire, Felix & Obelix et al, wine always contained a certain sacred significance and was… read more
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Lei-siling
Lei-siling, Rizling or Riesling depending on which side of the globe you find yourself on. In Argentina they would call this noble white grape Reeezlinn. Either… read more
Bravura! (part 2)
For whom the bell tolls, or should I say “is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell” Macbeth (W.S.) Going to bed late… 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
Benny (Hill) Leroux
I have just read that today, 18th August, is International Pinot Noir Day!. I had no idea, and not even sure what it means, sorry. But… read more
Scrabbling around …
We had another powercut down here last week, not so unusual, and I found myself ‘scrabbling’ around in the dark for a bottle of red to… read more
‘Ausonius’
I am feeling a little bit Ausonius today, probably as it’s the first day of Augustus Caesar the eighth month in our Gregorian calendar (and 30 more days… read more
Let’s get swiggy with the Tiggy-wiggy
Bojo has now gone, grrrrr, and the price of young drinking Tignanello has just gone up, grrrrr! What’s the link here? Well, over the last 2… read more
L B V +
At last night’s tasting, Sweet Wines from around the World, the only ‘blind’ sweetie I actually got right out of the 8 wines tasted, was Taylor’s… read more
Grazij!
July is the month of rubeus or what we call today ruby. The king of gems once worn by warriors to protect themselves from the enemy,… read more