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Plus ca change…

Anthony Barton recently sent me the following: The 2008 “en primeur” campaign is now drawing to a close and I thought it might be of interest to quote an extract from a circular I wrote to our U.K. customers.

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A Star dinner

My father is an understated sort of man, but for the big occasions in life he likes to do things properly. That means serious food and even more serious wine.

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The delicious Barolo 2005s

This post should carry a health-warning: It is very very long. However, the delicious 2005 Barolos are deserving of every letter, space and punctuation mark. They showed fantastically well at our portfolio tasting

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Cricket and Cloudy Bay

As I sat at Lords last Sunday with Mark Hohnen watching England snatch victory at the last minute from India, my thoughts turned to his brother David’s iconic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, Cloudy Bay.

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Joseph Voillot & The World of Fine Wine

According to Tim Atkin, wine correspondent of the Observer, “The World of Fine Wine is by far the best wine magazine in the world. It’s scholarly, opinionated, well written and a delight to read.”

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