NO-MOR-A The wine world is as full of trends as any other, with the exception of fashion, which seems to have a new trend every season…Wine may seem a fuddy-duddy world to the outsider, populated by stuffy middle-aged men in suits, talking in clipped tones about...
the valley of many cellars As I have indicated previously, I like Verona as a city very much. I have been on a number of occasions, both during Vinitaly, the annual wine trade fair and when it has been a bit calmer. I love the old centre and am familiar with the...
in fair verona, where we lay our scene Fair seems rather to undersell Verona, but in Shakespeare’s day, it was also a synonym for beautiful. And he’s not wrong. Verona is absolutely lovely. You may have glanced at my previous post about one of the...
Is this a rosé by another name? Winter-time and the living is … quiet. In Alba at any rate. January is a fallow month here – only the sales to compensate for Christmas having gone, the lights coming down, the cold, dark days leading into colder, darker nights. So,...
New Year, New You…? Yeah, Right… It’s that time of year again. You’ve had the huge Christmas Day meal. Boxing Day leftovers have been eagerly devoured. One glass of Port more than was wise has been dispatched. Waistbands feel tight, heads foggy,...
