by Gareth Groves
I am a sucker for food traditions and am always rather sad that in the UK, Easter has become a celebration of mainstream chocolate bars in ovoid form. Roast lamb is often touted as traditional but it hardly catches the imagination like a Christmas goose, and when was the last time you made a Simnel cake?
All of which makes me love Easter …
by Gareth Groves
Altitude and cabin pressure does funny things to our taste buds, as Heston Blumenthal’s Mission Impossible programme on Channel 4 earlier this year showed when the chef devised a number of umami-heavy dishes for BA customers.
But what about wine? If our taste buds perceive food differently on the ground then surely the same goes for the wine? It …
If you were planning an advertising campaign for the Brazil tourist board, you’d probably think of tanned bodies on Copacabana, bicycle-kicking footballers and capoeira. I doubt vineyards or wine would get a look in. Gradually over the next decade that might begin to change…
By Jenn Sasiadek (with commentary from Ben Collins)
Bibendum’s very own Fine Wine Director, Ben Collins recently held one of his legendary Bring Your Own ‘no tat allowed’ wine dinners. The event was held in the elegant art deco surroundings of Le Café Anglais in London’s Porchester gardens.
The concept is simple: bring a bottle (or few) of top notch wine and taste over …
By Rob Pickard
After two long days at the fair, next up on our run of posts live from the Bibendum stand, sees us chatting with Stellenrust’s Tertius Boshoff. Stellenrust are a fairly recent addition to the Bibendum portfolio, and represent some of the finest Fairtrade wines to come out of South Africa.
The winery is one of South Africa’s largest family run Fairtrade estates, with 500 hectare …
By Rob Pickard
It’s day 2 at the Fair, and following yesterday’s post on the Game Resrve range from Graham Beck, today it’s all about another New World big gun…Chester Osborn and the wines of d’Arenberg. Known for their offbeat wine names, red stripe labels and fantastic McLaren Vale juice, d’Arenberg have long been creating some of Australia’s top wines.
Not content with their wide range …
By Rob Pickard
Whilst trying our best to taste as much as possible from the stunning array of 2010′s on offer at this week’s Bibendum Bordeaux 2010 En Primeur Tasting. We cornered a few producers to hear their views on the 2010 vintage and these outstanding wines.
Check out the videos below for an insight into Bordeaux 2010 from Chateau Pontet-Canet, Chateau Suduiraut and …
By Rob Pickard
After yesterday’s set-up post, live from Lord’s, Bibendum’s Bordeaux Tasting quickly gathered pace, and was packed with 900 Bordeaux fans and over 90 of the region’s finest producers.
After all the hype surrounding the 2009s, 2010 had big boots to fill, but it was obvious tasting the wines that it has filled these, and then some!…
By Rob Pickard
Since its creation in 17th century Europe, gin has taken an interesting journey through history. From its early days, when it was sold in pharmacies across Europe to treat ailments, before a boom in gin production in 18th century London; following the British government allowing unlicensed production. This leading to London’s ‘Gin Craze’ and the cause …
by Gareth Groves
Ask most foodies what they are looking for in a great pub and the answer will not be ‘space to park an overpriced and oversized pram’ but such are the recent changes in my life that such a space is now a prerequisite for any lunch booking.
The problem is ‘family friendly’ pubs are all too often long on …
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