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On the Grapevine
KEEPING IT SURREAL ON THE WILD COAST06 Jan 09 - ALONG WITH 899 fans I recently ventured to the South Bank to hear the world's most famous chef reveal the mechanics behind his mysterious cooking...
WHEN LUNCH IS AN EDUCATION
09 Dec 08 - I AM A fanatic of the leisurely lunch. Meals for me provide the most satisfying memories. My more decadently inclined have run for over ten hours...
09 Dec 08 - I AM A fanatic of the leisurely lunch. Meals for me provide the most satisfying memories. My more decadently inclined have run for over ten hours...
AFFORDABLE BUBBLES
27 Oct 08 - PROSECCO CAPTURES the Italian mentality according to Gian Carlo, director of the Consorzio of 'Conegliano Valdobbiadene' - the better area of the wine's production. ..
27 Oct 08 - PROSECCO CAPTURES the Italian mentality according to Gian Carlo, director of the Consorzio of 'Conegliano Valdobbiadene' - the better area of the wine's production. ..
'BLACK TOT DAY'
07 Oct 08 - IAN FLEMING famously described the best drink of the day as the one he 'had in his head before the first drink of the day'. Beautifully put. No doubt the 'James Bond' author developed such a thirst through his time with the navy...
07 Oct 08 - IAN FLEMING famously described the best drink of the day as the one he 'had in his head before the first drink of the day'. Beautifully put. No doubt the 'James Bond' author developed such a thirst through his time with the navy...
OUR DUTY TO THANK DARLING
10 Sep 08 - WITH THANKS to Chancellor Alastair Darling, Britons pay the most duty on wine in Europe. He levied 14 pence more on every bottle in his last bungled budget. Plus VAT, of course...
10 Sep 08 - WITH THANKS to Chancellor Alastair Darling, Britons pay the most duty on wine in Europe. He levied 14 pence more on every bottle in his last bungled budget. Plus VAT, of course...
APELLATION CHINA
21 Aug 08 - BRITAIN'S OLDEST wine merchant, Berry Brothers & Rudd, recently produced a report looking into the future. In fifty years time, they predicted, environmental changes, the drive towards a low calorie lifestyle, and the need to counteract spoiled bottles would make a significant impact for every drinker...
21 Aug 08 - BRITAIN'S OLDEST wine merchant, Berry Brothers & Rudd, recently produced a report looking into the future. In fifty years time, they predicted, environmental changes, the drive towards a low calorie lifestyle, and the need to counteract spoiled bottles would make a significant impact for every drinker...
ROOTS IN HISTORY
16 Jul 08 - THE ITALIANS have a saying: 'one barrel of wine can work more miracles than a church full of saints…' ..
16 Jul 08 - THE ITALIANS have a saying: 'one barrel of wine can work more miracles than a church full of saints…' ..
WINES WITH ATTITUDE
09 Jun 08 - I RECENTLY tasted the best beef in my life. Two friends and I shared a 1kg Porterhouse, toastily sealed on the outside and almost juicily blue within. ..
09 Jun 08 - I RECENTLY tasted the best beef in my life. Two friends and I shared a 1kg Porterhouse, toastily sealed on the outside and almost juicily blue within. ..
CHATEAU ENGLAND
08 May 08 - A colleague recently predicted that we will soon be drinking considerably more homegrown wine...
08 May 08 - A colleague recently predicted that we will soon be drinking considerably more homegrown wine...
A GILD-EDGED DREAM?
08 Apr 08 - I RECENTLY received an invitation to grace a tasting featuring some £250,000 of Champagne. Considering it my professional evaluative duty, I decided to positively RSVP…..
08 Apr 08 - I RECENTLY received an invitation to grace a tasting featuring some £250,000 of Champagne. Considering it my professional evaluative duty, I decided to positively RSVP…..
HALAL TO HEDONISM
12 Mar 08 - I spent Friday in the company of a Venetian Contessa... Enrica Rocca, a formidable, fiery expert forager, runs a day-long cookery school from her home in Notting Hill. ..
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12 Mar 08 - I spent Friday in the company of a Venetian Contessa... Enrica Rocca, a formidable, fiery expert forager, runs a day-long cookery school from her home in Notting Hill. ..
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DOES YOUR PALATE PREFER MORE POWER?
04 Jan 08 - If you hadn't already noticed, alcohol in wine is rising, as it seems is our interest in this multi-faceted drink. Could there be a link?..
04 Jan 08 - If you hadn't already noticed, alcohol in wine is rising, as it seems is our interest in this multi-faceted drink. Could there be a link?..
AN AUDACIOUS CHRISTMAS
29 Nov 07 - Rather than mulling unwanted dinner party bottles into clove-scented submission, I recommend liquid extravagance at Christmas. ..
29 Nov 07 - Rather than mulling unwanted dinner party bottles into clove-scented submission, I recommend liquid extravagance at Christmas. ..
OCCASIONAL WINE TERRORISM
01 Nov 07 - I now know what it is like to be mauled by a sommelier. The day after England beat France at the rugby, I found myself in a top French restaurant, working my way through a wine tome so extensive that it required an index...
01 Nov 07 - I now know what it is like to be mauled by a sommelier. The day after England beat France at the rugby, I found myself in a top French restaurant, working my way through a wine tome so extensive that it required an index...
ALL WORK, ALL PLAY
27 Sep 07 - I work and play within the wine trade. When I am not tasting professionally, I can be found with a deep glass, enjoying the soothing influences only fermented grape juice can provide.....
27 Sep 07 - I work and play within the wine trade. When I am not tasting professionally, I can be found with a deep glass, enjoying the soothing influences only fermented grape juice can provide.....
NON VINTAGE NUPTIALS
30 Aug 07 - After June, October is the most popular month in which to get married. And so a little in advance, here are some wine words of advice for those planning to get 'hitched', hitch-free...
30 Aug 07 - After June, October is the most popular month in which to get married. And so a little in advance, here are some wine words of advice for those planning to get 'hitched', hitch-free...
'ESTATE' BOTTLED
06 Aug 07 - I intended this article to be an unsullied account of what was possibly the apex of my wine career thus far: serving 50 dignitaries within the marble floored and wood panelled splendour of Forbes House, Belgravia. The occasion, Bill Clinton's 'Climate Change Foundation'...
06 Aug 07 - I intended this article to be an unsullied account of what was possibly the apex of my wine career thus far: serving 50 dignitaries within the marble floored and wood panelled splendour of Forbes House, Belgravia. The occasion, Bill Clinton's 'Climate Change Foundation'...
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