The Woods family has been laid low for much of the last fortnight by various bugs that have caused problems at both ends of our personal plumbing systems. While I haven’t had it as bad as Alex (aged 6), to be honest the thought of tasting the dozens of wines […]
Yearly Archives: 2007
Tesco’s wine head honcho Dan Jago recently went Down Under to talk to the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, and found himself ruffling a few feathers. One of his comments was that “Wines with 13 or 14% alcohol just aren’t exciting any more and customers are currently looking to the Old […]
Australia – the country that might not let a Jago ...
Stuck for Christmas presents for the wine lover in your life? Then try this fantastic new product developed in France which is sure to revolutionise your wine drinking. Why bother having a cellar when the great vintages of the world are all available at one click….
USB Wine
Had an e-mail from my mate, old boss and fellow Taste-In colleague Robert Joseph recently in response to this post. This is the man from whom I learned inordinate amounts, not least the art of missing publishers’ deadlines with the maximum of grace, but since neither of us had much […]
I know, I know, I know…
In this news story from Australia, getting bladdered takes on a completely new meaning. Reminds me of the Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy where someone says that an impending and not very pleasurable experience is ‘like getting drunk’. What’s the problem with that, asks someone else. ‘You ask a glass […]
Getting bladdered….
Just written a piece for Wine & Spirit about High Alcohol wines – here are the wines I tasted for it. SPAIN Marquesa de la Cruz Garnacha 2006, Campo de Borja (14.5%) Juan Gil Silver Label Monastrell Jumilla 2004 (14%) Bodega Mustiguillo Finca Terrerazo 2005 (14.5%) Macià Batle Binissalem Mallorca […]