Becky Wasserman Hone 1937-2021
On Friday evening, on the US forum wineberserkers, I saw the notice of Becky’s departure from this place. I checked in on another UK forum that I visit and there was no mention. I started to type the news but having known her for over 20 years,… Read More
A Yorkshire lunch – in three acts…
A short hop to Leeds – so a Yorkshire lunch – even if one of us didn’t have the fortune of originating from that county 🙂 (My) Lunch was French onion soup, venison Wellington and nibbling from a selection of cheeses. I can’t remember the last time I saw this… Read More
weekend #32 2021 – not many wines…
For me a very short weekend, as on Saturday I took ‘advantage’ of the new, less stringent, requirements for UK entry – via France. Still, there was the modest matter of 1,300 km to drive over 17 hours: Hardly any people on the boat – maybe because the… Read More
basking in the sun part 2… the 2021 frost…
Basking in the sun… Part 1 It’s still much too early to properly take stock* other than to say that the frost of April 2021 – a month not yet over – was both a rare and a severely yield-limiting event. You will have to go back… Read More
de Bel Air – 2019
Tasted in Lantignié with Annick & Jean-Marc Lafont, 03 February 2021. Domaine de Bel Air 69430 Lantignié Tel: +33 4 74 04 82 08 www.dombelair.com More reports for Domaine de Bel Air Jean-Marc on 2019: “We did have a little… Read More
Michelot – 2019
Tasted with Nicolas Mestre in Meursault, 20 October 2020. Domaine Michelot 31 Rue de la Velle 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 23 17 domaine-michelot.com I first tasted some great wines from this domaine in Saulieu, and it took… Read More
Anne et Pierre Morey, Morey-Blanc – 2019
Tasted in Meursault with Anne Morey, 23 October 2020. Domaine Anne et Pierre Morey 13 Rue Pierre Mouchoux 21190 Meursault Tel: +33 3 80 21 21 03 www.morey-meursault.fr More reports for Anne et Pierre Morey, Morey-Blanc. Anne… Read More
2019 White Burgundy – Part 2
Part 1: 2019 Mâconnais – Sept 2020 Part 2: 2019 Côte d’Or – Oct 2020 Part 3: 2019 Chablis – Jan 2021 02 April 2019 – before the frost… What about the 2019 whites? Delicious, sensuous, tactile wines… 2019 is a year… Read More
wines for friday night
As a warm-up, there was the last glass from the Pavelot, then the following, their two corks in fine shape: 2018 Jacques Saumaize, St.Véran Poncetys That’s a deep nose, faint smoke surrounding a vibrant depth of ripe pineapples and minerals. Ouch – that’s so good! The pineapple… Read More