1978 a good year for NZ Pinot

Had the opportunity to try a 1978 New Zealand Pinot Noir a few weeks back when a friend brought round a bottle …

Pleasant Surprises

Sometimes the best wine tastings you attend are the ones when you are not expecting a lot. That happened to me late …

Dom Perignon Verticle Tasting

Last year I had attended a fantastic Dom Perignon vertical featuring the vintages 02, 95, 85, 82, 81, 75 and 64. Aside …

Commonly Asked Questions

I often get asked about what wine to order at restaurants. Normally people want to look like they know what they are …

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Not Your Normal Piedmont Tasting

Normally in Piedmont you expect to to try at tastings Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto, Moscato and certainly locally produced ones. So this particular …

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Barbaresco 2008 Conclusions

Having done all three of the Barbaresco tavolas I’ve started to think about the conclusions that can be drawn about the vintage. …

Barbaresco around the table #3

The third addition was probably the most difficult of the three due to desperate styles and ups and downs in the quality. …

Barbaresco Around the Table #2

Barbaresco Tavola round 2 was quite different from the first addition in that the wines were in general showed more wood. This …

Ciabot Berton

Last time I was in Piemonte I visited Paola ( in photo with me) at the Ciabot Berton www.ciabotberton.it estate located on …