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last night at the Proms with inspired Ostroedia and a world first white blend
Every year, between the months of July and mid-September I live in a musical and vinous heaven thanks to Radio3, live via the internet. And no… read more
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If you like to gamble…
‘If you like to gamble, I tell you I’m your man You win some, lose some, it’s all the same to me The pleasure is to… read more
Clarets from the cellar!
Well, after a rather chilly last weekend here, I told my very lovely girlfriend, VBLG, that like a good wine, boyfriends’ get better with age. So,… read more
Alas, they did not come on our last wine tour…
Now go get yourself a cuppa of Cappadocia
Times have indeed changed. If you need an example of how good Turkish wines can be these days, this is a great place to start. 2015 Cotes d`Avanos, Kavaklidere, Ankara…. read more
We finally show ourselves as we truly are!
Well, after many years of guiding ‘wine professionals’ and non professionals, of course, around the top bodegas of Mendoza, Salta and the Rio Negro (Argentina). We can… read more
To Striptease or not to Striptease?
Well, any opportunity to keep a beedy eye on a fabulous piece of work by Amedeo Clemente Modigliani, is worth the next few lines in my… read more
Boney pickwicky papers & a very blind tasting
… and i don’t mean that we need to look at James Hayter’s dentistry records to see how much red wine did effect the shocking condition… read more
What’s in a case?
The question is of course prerogative, as what I am asking here is that when you order a case of wine from your good Wine Merchant, and i… read more
An innkeeper, a trombonist and an imobiliário
Last night’s gathering, bought together an Innkeeper, a Trombonist, an Imobiliário (uy uy uy) and of course your faithful correspondent. It turned out to be a ‘blind-tasting’… read more