Unidentified Vinous Offerings It may surprise you to learn that from time to time I peruse the websites of wine magazines. Recently, I happened upon this excellent article about blind tasting in esteemed publication Decanter. It asks the question, ‘Is it a parlour...
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...
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,...
Lord Kitchener got 18 of the 19 letters correct. Close, but no cigar. What he really meant to say was: Our Country Needs You! It’s become much warmer over the last 2 weeks. I’m seeing a lot more ‘summertime reds’ around Alba as visitors from more...
