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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
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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
Cuvée Pinchfart
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?
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
Vinos Dinosaurios
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
Bob de Blanc y Dillon de Dill
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
‘Dazed & Confused’
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
Veni, Vidi, Vici…
And as we are groping in the dark, still grappling with the mask and now grappilloning with the most important, red wine, vineyard in the world. It`s… read more
Mon Brave, Mon Fortino!
Cantina Giacomo Conterno is one of the greatest names in all of the Piedmont. The estate was formed in 1908 when Giacomo’s father, Giovanni Conterno started a wine… read more