Yearly Archives: 2012


Aficionados of Australian country music – and sadly there are many – will be familiar with the late Slim Dusty’s classic track ‘A Pub With No Beer’. ‘But there’s nothing so lonesome, so morbid or drear, Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer.’ It is […]

Around Wine – a wine shop with no wine…






I’ve often trotted out the line that where wine and the French are concerned, the customer is always wrong. Today, I’ve been told about how the representatives of the Champenoise visited Lords Cricket Ground (where several other countries and regions hold tastings) to see whether it was a suitable venue […]

Champagne – nice wine, but can leave a bad taste ...


Domaine Vincent Delaporte Sancerre Chavignol 2010 (£15.75 Lea & Sandeman) Brisk, fresh, stony style, with gentle citrus and green apple fruit, touches of nettle and catty elderflower, and pumice-like minerality. S- Domaine Fernand Girard Sancerre 2010 (£13.75 Armit) A fuller, fatter style, with touches of pear and peach and a […]

Wine Tasting Video: Sancerre 2010