So I went to Turkey for 5th European Wine Bloggers’ Conference. I tasted 200 Turkish wines including from the big commercial wineries and from the smaller boutique wineries. Now I can hear you saying… more →
Polish Wine Guidewrote 1 month ago: It’s being a while since I talked about new additions to my “grape collection”. No … more →
wrote 2 months ago: 2010 Osél Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato One of the finds during our Wine Century Club quest (see he … more →
wrote 4 months ago: During 2011 I wrote a number of posts for the project called The Art Of Life Magazine – of course ta … more →
wrote 6 months ago: So I went to Turkey for 5th European Wine Bloggers’ Conference. I tasted 200 Turkish wines includin … more →
wrote 6 months ago: The big players in Turkey do make some excellent wines but few would argue the real excitement today … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Apart from some awesome keynote speeches, the European Wine Bloggers’ Conference which finished yest … more →
wrote 6 months ago: I was in Portugal just two weeks ago and now I’m privileged to be in Turkey for the European W … more →
wrote 1 year ago: [See my Nebbiolo Prima 2012 index page] I meet a lot of brilliant people during my wine travels. And … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We like puzzles. We like those little challenges, which are innocent but give us a sense of fight, a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Hope you’ve had a nice holiday weekend. My Easter celebrations are always rather vague, but it’s an … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Interesting tasting today. Three wines from the most unusual of wine places: Albania. (Well, Uzbekis … more →
wrote 1 year ago: When you run a wine tasting, one of the great ways to keep people engaged all the time is to ask que … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Sad news today, communicated by Franco Ziliani. Giuseppe Quintarelli, patriarch and champion of Valp … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Very pleasant, sensual nose of plums and prunes. Palate has a fair bit of extract, with some tannins … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Do you ever drink Barbera? That quintessential Italian lunch wine, vinous, vivacious and refreshing, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Welcome in 2012, dear readers. Many, many thanks for your readership in 2011 – your views and commen … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Regular readers will know I have a soft spot for rare indigenous grape varieties. One of my favourit … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Croatia continues to haunt me. After my two recent trips in November and April, I positively think C … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Romania as a wine country is something of a mystery. With its massive 220,000 hectares of vineyards … more →