By Juel Mahoney, http://www.winewomansong.co.uk/
Bordeaux 09 at Lord's
Ejafjallajokull may have told Europe to kiss it’s ash during the week, but volcano or no volcano, the 2009 En Primeur show must go on.
No volcano was going to stop Bibendum’s annual Bordeaux tasting, nor the punters from tasting a good vintage nor the winemakers to show off a great year. Anthony Barton, …
By Vinos Ambiz, http://vinosambiz.blogspot.com/
At the fair
Next morning I slept in ‘late’, ie till 9 o’clock and was totally refreshed. I’m usually up by 7 every morning so it was lovely. We had a nice leisurely breakfast, went out to walk the dog, had a coffee on a pavement café next …
By The Little Welsh, http://www.thelittlewelsh.blogspot.com/
Primrose Bakery
A few weeks ago I ventured out to investigate another of London’s many trendy bakeries, having previously visited The Hummingbird Bakery…and Greggs (don’t think that one counts…). If you’ve read my previous blog post on The Hummingbird Bakery, you will know that I was not huuuuuuuuugely impressed, yes the branch I visited was in fashionable Soho …
By Vinos Ambiz, http://vinosambiz.blogspot.com/
Panoramic view of Puebla de la Sierra
Saturday, up early again for a two-hour drive up the mountains behind Madrid to La Puebla de la Sierra, for a combination of talks/conferences by organic producers from Madrid Region (including wine, …
By David Bolomey, http://bordoverview.blogspot.com
Tasting at Chateau Saint-Pierre and Chateau Gloria
Bordeaux 2009 is not an evident Left or Right Bank vintage. At the same time many of the wines that I like are from the Left Bank this year. The appellation Saint-Julien shows a high overall standard. But more important: all Bordeaux appellations, on both river …
By Lucy Bridgers, http://winefoodotherpleasures.blogspot.com/
This is where I have to declare myself as quite a serious wine nerd. I have been working in the wine business for nearly two decades, but my fascination with the subject predates that considerably.
Early on something in me clicked regarding wine. By the time I was 12 I was collecting wine corks and I remember clearly how this started. My family …
By Vinos Ambiz, http://vinosambiz.blogspot.com/
Crianza Labels
Last Friday 26th March I got up early so as to get to the winery as soon as possible because I knew I had an intense 3 days ahead of me. First I had to bottle and cork about 100 bottles of assorted wines: some young white (2009, 100% Airén), …
By Gal Zohar
Erica in full swing
Who said that wine drinking and sports can’t be real partners? Our blogger’s World Cup of Wine surely proved otherwise. Then again it all depends on what counts as real sport.
Thursday night saw some of the best food & wine bloggers in London gather not only to taste wine but mainly to decide which …
By David Bolomey, http://bordoverview.blogspot.com
Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte
Bordeaux 2009. Last week Jan van Roekel and I visited Bordeaux, running from the one château to the other to taste the young 2009 vintage. After the many signs of an unparalleled vintage our expectations were… high.
And yes, it was a joy to discover Bordeaux 2009. At the same time it was good to taste all …
By Heather Rankin, http://vaguelyvinous.wordpress.com/
There is no real way around it – becoming a Sommelier and learning about wine requires tasting a lot of wine… which, as it turns out, is actually not as glamourous as it sounds. Per class, it’s not uncommon to taste upwards of 10 wines, with each pour being roughly 3 oz. This may not sound like much, but having swallowed the full …
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