For me, wine is so exciting because it’s a living, breathing thing – it evolves over time, it’s affected by variety, vintage and region, even the occasion when we taste it.
Interesting and seductive, how can anyone resist it in all its many guises. And I am no exception, so though I focus on wines from Australia, the Loire, Portugal and South Africa, I also undertake other vinous missions.
Check out my blog for brief general wine musings and opinion and in the archive below you ‘ll find in depth reports on regions an tastings outside my specialist areas.
Other Reports
- Rhone ranging, 2005 01/09/2010
- Re-framing Riesling at Framingham, New Zealand 14/01/2010
- Germany – Masters of Riesling, the 2007 vintage 31/05/2008
- Chile – judging the Annual Wine Awards 2008 & travels 30/01/2008
- California – The Wine Society Ridge tasting with Paul Draper 18/12/2006
- Champagne, The Wine Detective Christmas tasting 2006 04/12/2006
- Italy – Bisol Prosecco press trip 30/11/2006
- Argentina annual tasting 2006 – a white focus 30/09/2006
- France – Absolutely Cracking tasting 2006 30/09/2006
- Argentina – Catena, Malbec & altitude 30/09/2006
- Beaujolais press trip 2006 30/08/2006
- Alsace – an eco focus, July 2006 30/07/2006
- Italy, tasting new wines at Alba restaurant, 2006 30/07/2006
- Italy – Gaja & Tenuta san Guido 31/05/2006
- Austria press trip 2006 30/05/2006
- Italy – The Wine Detective Piedmont tasting 31/03/2006
- Burgundy 2004 31/01/2006
- Burgundy, Hospices de Beaune, 2004 vintage 31/12/2005
- Bordeaux press trip, 2005 30/12/2005
- Italy – Ornellaia vertical 21/12/2005
- Rothschild-Lafite – the empire 20/12/2005
- Chile – Vina Aquitania tasting 12/12/2005
- Italy – Tuscany, tastings and a visit to Chianti 31/10/2005
- Chile annual tasting, 2005 31/10/2005
- Italy – The Wine Detective tasting, South & the islands 31/07/2005
- Italy, The Wine Detective North Eastern Italy tasting, Alba restaurant 31/05/2005
- Champagne Jacquesson 20/04/2005
- Bordeaux, Château Brane-Cantenac & Leoville Poyferre, horizontal and vertical 15/02/2005
- Riedel’s stemless “O” glass 31/01/2005
