What’s happening with the Real Wine Fair 2015?
So what’s happening to The Real Wine Fair? The Real Wine Fair will continue, but instead of a one-off big two day tasting, it will comprise a year-long series of…
An Interview with Jamie Goode, Author, Journalist, Blogger & Wine Judge. Part 1
This interview originally appeared in the online publication, In Search of Taste. Head over there to read it in its full form. Jamie Goode is an author with a PhD in plant biology, and is…
The Return of Panda Jerk-Show
How Natural is Unnatural Our occasional guest blogger Panda Jerk-Show turns up the anti-natural-wine vitriol to gas Mark Two Although my blog is not solely devoted to the scourge of…
New fish on the block
Don Bocarte – Grand Cru Anchovies & Tuna Les Caves de Pyrène is proud to announce that we will now be representing Don Bocarte as their UK agent! Don Bocarte will…
The Accidental Death of the Wine Writer
Andrew Jefford once announced at a European blogger’s conference that the wine writer is dead. We weren’t aware that he had been ill, but as the last typewriter rolled off…
Natural whine week
Tis been a loony tunes few weeks in the world of vin nature, featuring a slew of lycanthropic articles that one surely associates with the presence of the full moon.…
THE AUSSIES HAVE LANDED! (Part 2)
TOM SHOBBROOK & DIDI, BAROSSA Smashability.... Tom picked up the Gourmet Traveller/Wine Australia medal in 2010 for Best Young Winemaker. He’s self taught, learning much of his trade in Italy. He built…
THE AUSSIES HAVE LANDED! (Part 1)
Return to Egg You’ve doubtless read that a dynamic wine culture has recently been rearing its irreverent head in Australia. Of course, the situation is considerably more complex than that…
What is Deliciousness Part 2: The Stepford Wines
The philosophy of selling the brand is much like having your glass of cheap plonk and drinking it. To satisfy the thirsty market, wines are produced in vast quantities which,…
What is deliciousness? Part One
‘My glass was filled with a light red wine poured from a pitcher, left on the table. I was relaxed, carefree and happy. Oh, how ruby bright that wine was;…