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Barolo view from Monforte to the Alps

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An independent blog based on 40 years of love of wine, stories, travels and tasting.  Nothing professional, nothing expert, just pleasure and, I hope, good taste.  Read on, and enjoy.  Subscription is free.

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Bordeaux 2000 - At Last of Age

Who remembers Y2K? It was I guess the beginnings of the tech obsession, but back then in 1999 everyone was apparently terrified that...

Salta - Wines on Top of the World

My affection for Argentina dates back to the late 90s. The people, the culture, the grandiose scenery, the fishing (of course) in...

In Praise of Time, Patience & Age

Paris on Sunday. It was an extraordinary match, an extraordinary atmosphere and an extraordinary achievement. The pavements were packed...

Reflections on a Day in Burgundy

Living in France is wonderful if you want to pop down the autoroute to Burgundy or the Loire, to eat and of course to drink, but there...

Scarlet Gold

This is not really focussed on wine, so please forgive me, or just skip to the end where I will get back on track I promise. But...

The Perfect Chateauneuf du Pape

I don’t usually like to post about a single bottle as it invariable means some ego-boosting label that nobody else can afford, so what’s...

The Most Southern Vineyard in the World

Patagonia Extrema. I recently wrote about the new wave of wineries springing up in the province of Chubut in Argentine Patagonia, but...

Mellow Fruitfulness

It’s been a while since I posted anything, and the endless summer has finally ended. Gone the baking dry sunshine, the ever-ripening...

The Best Value in Brunello di Montalcino?

As one slides, (gently and willingly I trust), into retirement, I’ve noticed that one’s wine buying priorities can change. For starters,...

Spring in all its Glory

Season of fancy and of hope, Permit not for one hour, A blossom from thy crown to drop, Nor add to it a flower! Keep, lovely May, as if...

Spring Blossom, Hope & Chardonnay

It has been a long time since my last post, and that was a rather depressing one on the problems of dead white burgundies, so with spring...

White Wine and the Pox

As most of my Burgundy allocations finally get delivered towards year end, I always look forward to December, an excuse to spend time in...

Syrah in Excelsis

Christmas, or whatever the festive end of year season is allowed to be called these days. An excuse to dig out some nice bottles, though...

The Other Barolo - Hidden Treasures

The Langhe in Piedmont, a region of rolling hills topped with ancient villages and interspersed with valleys; a patchwork quilt of...

Barolo: Three Men from Berri

The hilltop La Morra under MonViso and the Alps at sunset, seen from Monforte d'Alba It was back in 2007 that three men from the hamlet...

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