Monthly Archive: May, 2012

Tasted at RAW – Tenuta di Valgiano

Update: Read about my April 2013 visit to Tenuta Di Valgiano at this link. Tenuta di Valgiano first came to my attention when a friend of mine who spends a lot of time… Continue reading

Real Wine, Real Heineken and Real Cocktails

Following a very enjoyable weekend of Leinstertainment in London, last Monday I popped along to two real / natural wine fairs – RAW and The Real Wine Fair. The fairs showcased wines which… Continue reading

James Bond, Sherlock Holmes and Declassified Bordeaux

As you are no doubt aware, the Gironde river estuary together with the Garonne and Dordogne rivers broadly split the Bordeaux fine wine region into left and right bank areas. What you may… Continue reading

Moscato – The last straw!

Right, that’s it, I’ve had enough. Two weeks ago, The Observer newspaper featured an article about Moscato d’Asti, accompanied by the now ubiquitous photo of a hip hop star. Rappers, and Drake in… Continue reading