Paso-Primero, Somontano, Spain
Website: https://www.paso-primero.com/ Paso-Primero is a really interesting wine project that began in 2015 in Somontano run by Thomas and Emma
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Exploring Japanese wine (3) Dinner at Wassy’s Dining Souple, Osaka
Website: https://wassys.co.jp/souple/ Wassy’s is a chain of wine shops in Osaka, carrying an amazing selection of international and Japanese wines,
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A fine wine lunch at Chez Bruce: Chave, Jamet, Chapoutier, La Mission, Montrose and others
One of the great pleasures in life is a good lunch with plenty of wine, shared with nice people. These
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Exploring Japanese wine (2) Kaiseki dinner at Nakanoshima Nadaman, Osako
Website: https://store.nadaman.co.jp/en/pages/restaurant_nakanoshima Nakanoshima Nadaman is a kaiseki restaurant in the Rihga Royal hotel in Osake. Here we enjoyed a top
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Highlights: Pasqua Hey French: You Could Have Made This But You Didn’t
This is something a bit different. It’s a non-vintage blend, but it’s high end. And it has an arty label.
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Exploring Japanese wine (1) wine dinner at Pasania, Osaka
Website: https://pasania.osaka/ I’ve recently been in Japan for the Japanese Wine Expo held in Osaka. This event brought together 800
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Chianti Classico Deep Dive (1) Bindi Sergardi
Website: https://www.bindisergardi.it/en/ This is the first in a series of articles based on a week in Chianti Classico, a wine
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Highlights: Castello di Fonterutoli Badiòla Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2017 Italy
The new category of Gran Selezzione has been a real boost to Chianti Classico, and here’s a really good example,
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The inaugural Cava Meeting: a serious, focused event looking at this important sparkling wine
WebsiteL https://www.cava.wine/en/news-articles/a-congress-examining-cavas-excellence-will-bring-together-the-worlds-most-influential-prescribers-in-barcelona/ I’m just back from two days of deep immersion into all things Cava: the inaugural Cava meeting, held
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A remarkable Champagne tasting at The Remedy, London
This was a fun event at the Remedy wine bar in London. As part of their 10th anniversary celebrations. I
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