by Gareth Groves
“I am a legend!”
The great Ben Collins is indeed a Bibendum legend. He’s been here from the very beginning, half his life in fact, selling fine wine to the great and the good around the country. On Monday night more than a few Bibendumites gathered upstairs at our local The Lansdowne to celebrate his 60th birthday. As …
By Adam Byatt, http://www.trinityrestaurant.co.uk/
It’s with childlike anticipation that I enter each year never quite knowing what eye-opening food experiences, restaurant discoveries and magical ingredients will enlighten my year.
2011 has been exceptional, which is an odd thing as I’m no spring chicken and one would imagine that having seen so much already it would be tricky to be inspired. I actually think that years give us …
The Albert Beerens Brut Reserve NV displays a vibrant straw-gold colour with a lively yet subtle mousse. The aromas are complex yet fine and the palate is balanced and round with delicate apple, citrus and peach fruit. The blend is made up of 57% Pinot Meunier, 25% Chardonnay, 18% Pinot Noir, and you will be hard pressed to find another Champagne for …
By Will Lowe, http://www.willlowe.com/
Day two of our vinous adventure began, unsurprisingly, where day one had ended: Chablis. After a quick breakfast, we set about trying to find the inimitable Patrick Piuze (accompanied, incidentally, by a rather lovely sunrise).
I’ve been aware of Patrick Piuze for a few years now, and imagined that a brief walk through Chablis would take …
By Will Lowe, http://www.willlowe.com/
On November 21st, Bibendum’s Training Team packed up and headed to Burgundy for an educational extravaganza. Why Burgundy? Simple, really: if you can understand Burgundy, then you can understand Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from all over the world. And November is an ideal time to visit, since the sun-seeking tourists are long gone, the harvest is completed, …
Introducing the ultimate party pleaser, d’Arenberg The Cadenzia 2009. Aussies may be celebrating the holidays grilling burgers on the beach, but at least Australian producer d’Arenberg has parcelled up a Chateauneuf-du-Pape style red, packed with cranberries and spice to keep us smiling this chilly winter.
Turkey is not only a Christmas dinner staple, but also the jewel of the US thanksgiving meal. Tomorrow US expats across the country will need an appropriate wine to pair with the famous roasted bird; therefore it seems only appropriate that this week’s wine is an offering that celebratory diners can’t refuse.
By Juel Mahoney
Domaine Gouges featured in Tears of God Manga comic
Burgundy has a stabilised style; and if change happens, it’s at a glacial pace. That is why it is so interesting to be there when a Domaine is in the process of changing hands from one generation to the next.
Arnaud at Domaine Mortet and Gregoire at …
By Rob Pickard
As all eyes turn to the slopes of the Rhone valley and the fruits of the 2010 vintage, Bibendum HQ was awash with some of the Rhone’s finest for Bibendum’s annual Rhone Tasting. So as the crowds descended on Primrose Hill we made a whistle-stop tour of the tasting to see what 2010 was all about.
Following a visit …
By Juel Mahoney
It is not every morning you taste 12 Grand Cru vintages before 9.30am. But by Day 3 in Burgundy our taste buds had become laser sharp to the nuances in the vineyard and we were picking the difference between Clos-de-Beze from Bonnes Mares at twenty paces.
Although the nature of the 2010 vintage made it easier to distinguish vineyards; unlike 2009s …
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