Highlights: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2014
Website: https://www.taittinger.com/en The new release of this classic! And it’s really good. Champagne Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs
Read more
Latest
Icelandic pharma-titan, Robert Wessman of Maison Wessman in Bergerac and his Wine Director, Lise Sadirac, fight for a new Issigeac micro-appellation with musical backing from Nora Jones
Wessman seeks vinous validation for Issigeac and Conne-de-Labarde, which lie on a clearly defined limestone plateau and merit their own micro-appellation according to Vineyard Director Lise Sadirac, who is working hard to convince the INAO. The layered limestone plateau of D’Issigeac took 1.5 million years to form. Vines take a decade to root in the fissured rock, where soil is a mere 20cm deep. Bergerac has 13 appellations and no distinct identity. Fine wine would benefit from a perceptible point of difference and a dose of celebrity stardust.
Read more
Some impressive wines at Gamay, Athens, a wine bar with a brilliant list
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamay_winebar/reels/?hl=en This was my second visit to Gamay, a really excellent wine bar in Athens. I popped in last
Read more
The Judgement of Cape Town
Earlier this month I was invited to contribute to The Judgement of Cape Town, a blind tasting of premium Chardonnay
Read more
Weingut Rosi Schuster, with Hannes Schuster, who’s making some of Austria’s best wines
Website: https://www.rosischuster.at/en/ Hannes Schuster is based in Sankt Margarethen on the western shores of Lake Neusiedlersee. Most of his vineyards
Read more
Tomcsányi: natural wines from Somló, Hungary
Website: https://tomcsanyibirtok.hu/en I met with Árpád Tomcsányi to taste his wines, which are made from 3 hectares of vines, farmed
Read more
Photos: Sifnos, Greece
Sifnos is a beautiful Greek island, relatively unspoiled and not too crowded. It’s also a gastronomic hotspot, and I’ve eaten
Read more
Pharaoh, Athens: a cool vibe, with wood-fired Greek cooking, vinyl and an amazing wine list
Website: https://www.pharaoh.gr/ Pharaoh was an amazing find in Athens: just the sort of place I like eating at. Initial attempts
Read more
Tasting amazing Greek wines at Mr Vertigo, Athens
Website: https://www.mrvertigo.wine/en/ Mr Vertigo is a brilliant wine shop in Athens. It’s also a wine import/agency company, but while they
Read more
Projekt Wildtyp: natural wines from Burgenland, Austria, by an ex-scientist
Website: https://www.projektwildtyp.at/en This is a new winery, now in it’s fifth year. Boris Kovacic was an academic working in microbiology
Read more