Yearly Archives: 2024

November – the month of the drowned dog ~Ted Hughes; The eleventh twelfth of a weariness ~ Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary and the arrival of the first tranche of…

We started the season with a good water supply. Hot weather in April caused a very early bud break which meant a high danger of late frost. Fortunately, apart from…

Getting on Minerves Our final Pyrenee visit in Southern France was to Domaine Jean-Baptiste Senat, located in Trausse-Minervois, a rural commune in the Aude Department. Trausse is part of the…

Of vines, wines, feasts, oyster-education - and absent Picpoul On the second day of the Pyrenees's jaunt around Southern France--not-so-bright and definitely earlier than we would wish--we left our hotel…

Concerning a debate and a Q & A session with two producers for the trade organised by Sowine on behalf of Beaujolais and hosted with panache by Queena Wong. The…

News of new wines, new vintages Prepare for the seasonal attack of the Cazottes. We have replenished the liqueur cabinet with a host of fruity numbers from the house of…

With Emily Harman, Jamie Goode and Doug Wregg Just Another Wine Podcast.... Or not another wine podcast. Said with heavy irony in a world-weary voice. Does the world need more…

California I'm coming home I'm going to see the folks I dig I'll even kiss a Sunset pig California I'm coming home Joni Mitchell Broc around the clock Broc Cellars…

Columbo: I want you to teach me everything you know. Wine Expert: It took me forty years to acquire my expertise. Columbo: Well, what can you do in an hour…

  I receive around a dozen mails per day from PR companies asking whether I want to improve our brand recognition. I appreciate that much time is dedicated to developing…