By billn on November 2, 2006
Only a tenuous link in the post title – despite what it might look like! Tomorrow I head for a few days in the Côte d’Or, possibly for the last time this year, but with some good visits (I hope!) arranged. The weather has finally turned colder and we could have freezing overnight in the next days, but hopefully my camera is to be greeted with plenty of blue sky. Pommard; I’m slowly embarking on a profile of the village and the degustatory research starts this week with 2004 which had a trying time due to hail: 2004 d’Ardhuy, Pommard Les Lambots A shiny medium cherry-red. The nose is pure pine-needles and cedar – slowly a more fruit-driven effect comes into the mix but over [....]
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By billn on October 17, 2006
Treat yourself to a dose of `non-interventionist´writing. An article that had me smirking on the tram to work; Eric Asimov with his tongue only slightly in-cheek. Here is a great follow-up post – really absorbing, insightful writing – and reading! Heading to Dutch Siberia (Friesland) today and not back until late Friday – so it will mainly be offline stuff for a few days…
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By billn on August 15, 2006
Just back from 5 days without electronic communication – and no withdrawal symptoms either! I think I managed to find just about the only part of Europe that had (a little) sunshine. Thursday and Friday 1,000 metres up and 1,000 metres down, Saturday 800 metres up, Sunday 600 metres up and down. Zermatt is very picturesque too, shame the main street is like a busy shopping arcade, but turn any corner and your in another world. Plus if there is blue sky, there’s always the Matterhorn to look at! Because of the steady growth of the Burgundy-Report site, I’m working hard trying to get wordpress up and running as I feel that I need to better ‘manage’ the content – and hard work I’m finding [....]
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By billn on October 29, 2004
What a week! It started with a 4:15am alarm call last Friday and a flight to the UK, finally returning late Thursday night. In between there was the wine-pages.com superBOWL in Glasgow where one or two bottles were consumed, actually about 500 in one day by less than 70 people! Of-course that was on the Saturday – so there was much practising on Friday evening too… Then Monday to Thursday, a whirlwind tour of Bradford(!) and London with three Russian colleagues; my amex will hopefully get a week or two of rest now. Finally today a flying visit to Marsannay (actually Chenove) then Beaune, if the dog didn’t need collecting from the kennels, I’d be able to have a lie-in tomorrow…
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By billn on August 11, 2004
Currently at home admiring the wildlife in/on my pond. I should be on holiday with wife & dog walking in the mountains around Arosa. They are there, but I am not. I injured my back on Saturday so can hardly get up the stairs never mind a damn mountain. It’s the sacroiliac that’s the problem, but no physiotherapists for me – they make it worse – or at least that’s my experience to-date, osteopaths are okay but I don’t have one local. It’s enough to drive one to drink! More tea vicar?
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By billn on July 22, 2004
Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod. It’s taken me some while to get round to putting the pics together, but I made this trip a few weeks back and really enjoyed it. The Russian people are great to spend time with and seem to know far more about their history and culture than we know about our own. The only barrier is having to keep up with the vodka and brandy toasts – particularly for someone like me who prefers a glass of red stuff.
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By billn on October 25, 2003
So, a two week blast through a few bits of ‘Greater China’. I started in Taipei (Taiwan), which has a lovely easygoing feeling about it and lots of Japanese influence if the number of restaurants is anything to go by. Many goods are more expensive than Europe, though not outrageously so if compared to most Asian ‘capitol’ cities. A place I really enjoyed visiting. I think it’s next month that Taipei 101 is officially opened and will take over as the world’s tallest building, even pre 9-11 this project was in doubt as the skyscraper was on the flight-path to the city airport and is located close to a fault line – also I was told it required an additional 60m erection on the roof [....]
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By billn on October 17, 2003
I’m not able to add much at the moment as I’m deep into travelling in Asia visiting customers. Staying at a cool place though – les suites taipei – here until Sunday morning then off to Shanghai. Might get chance to checkout the winelist tonight. So far a mixture of Japanese, Euro-Japanese and Dim-Sum cuisine – nice city too.
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By billn on October 11, 2003
Well, not only did they let me into the UK, they even let me into Scotland too. Seems there’s also a chance for me to go home on Sunday – so that was nice! Last night there was a trace of indulgement – 1* Michelin Restaurant – Braidwoods – just beautifully cooked food with lovely flavours. Oh and did I forget to mention: ’91 Ravennau Chablis, Haut-Brion Blanc et rouge, ’91 de Vogüé Musigny, ’90 DRC Richebourg, ’61 Montrose, ’82 Pichon, ’86 Hill of Grace, ’83 Yquem – and others. Today and I’ll try and reduce my intake – yeah right!!!
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By billn on October 10, 2003
I’m sat in the departure lounge of Basel airport – without my passport (don’t ask) but it looks like the Brits will still let me in – be a shame if not, I’ve 10 bottles of Griotte-Chambertin for a tasting for up to 40 people at wine-pages.com’s SuperBOWL 2003 event in Glasgow – I suppose I could drink it the cell if they don’t le me in!
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By billn on October 4, 2003
Yesterday I was very lucky to share a lunch with the team of Le Serbet at their office in Beaune – a super lunch it was too, cooked by Russell’s own fair hands with a spectacular ‘goute de bouchon tappanade’. It’s a fab cosmopolitan atmosphere with the conversation a mélange of English and French about this grower and that bottle; wines from Champagne, Alsace, Provence and the Rhône; Dominique Lafon drops in to chew the cud, eat his sandwich and share in a coffee – what a cool place! Many thanks to Russell and Becky, I wasn’t planning another trip before January, but . . . .
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