100 YEAR OLD CHAMPAGNE ‘HARVESTED TO THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE TO BE DRUNK TO THE SOUND OF TRUMPETS’ TO BE SOLD AT BONHAMS
Pol Roger 1914 is regarded as one of the finest vintages of the 20th century but the grape harvest that…
Uncategorized
Latest in
Uncategorized
Are you tasting what I’m tasting?
What’s the best way to describe a wine? Do other tasters perceive it in the same way you do? Why…
A case of… Jason Cowley
1. First Wine What was it? A generic Marks & Spencer Chablis. It was rather good. Where did you drink…
Grand Soit: Régis Camus
It was a particular pleasure to come to Reims to pay homage to Régis Camus, a friend and mentor for…
When wrong becomes right
Between the green rolling landscape of Anjou-Saumur and Touraine along the serene Loire and the rough, scrubby hillsides inland from…
Mummy Bear
The “mother of all bear markets” is how Wine Asset Managers (WAM) describe the fine-wine market in their June report,…
New connoisseurship
It did one memorable afternoon in February 1982 on the top floor of New Zealand House in London’s Haymarket, where…
When wine stops words
I cannot drink wine while writing and write anything worth reading. This feels like an appalling oversight from whoever assigned…
