Monthly Archives: July 2009



Just posted a chapter about Terroir in the ‘I Don’t Know Much About Wine…’ section of the site – you’ll find it here.

Talking Dirty


Saw that Alastair Bathgate was plugging a Jackson Triggs Ice Wine on his ‘Confessions of a Wino‘ blog. I featured one here last week, but I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned the remarkable Leduc Piedimonte Ice Cider 2006 that I tried earlier this year. That’s right, Ice Cider, which as […]

Ice ‘n’ Easy



Oh my, what a tasty surprise from a bottle I pulled out in the search for something to partner crispy aromatic duck (I’m ashamed to say a yellow sticker purchase from Sainsbury’s). It worked a treat, but then, post dinner, went on to excel as a solo performer. There’s a […]

Domaine de la Haute Borne Vouvray Sec 2002