No slurping or spitting! This is a compendium of wines that were (in the main) really drunk with food, friends and family. These wines were mainly drunk at home or at organised dinners between July 2006 – which averaged well over 30°C so plenty of… Read More

— a little village history — the vineyards — a selection of wines — Vosne-Romanée holds an exalted status in the minds of burgundy ‘worshipers’ – in this context I use the term, worshiper assuredly – any day of the week, rain or shine, you will… Read More

No slurping or spitting! These wines were (in the main) really drunk, and mostly at home with food and friends between November 2005 and March 2006… I’ve added the following icon    to each description as a link to winesearcher to help you find wines if your interest has been woken…… Read More

The Côte d’Or in winter: Take some dormant vines on a hillside, add a little snow here, add a little frost there – it can look so picturesque. The vineyards resemble old black and white lithographs from wood-cuts or the pencil lines on an artist’s sketchpad – but those photos… Read More

No slurping and spitting; these wines were really drunk and predominantly at home with food and friends between March 2005 and June 2005. I have the feeling that I’ve had too many corked wines recently but the figures are not that much higher than normal – maybe it was… Read More

As unpretentious as it is simple; Hubert Lamy – Vigneron. It says much about the domaine. The sign is to be found on their impressive and relatively new cuverie on the edge of the village of Saint-Aubin. There are records of Lamys growing vines in Saint-Aubin since 1640 –… Read More

No slurping and spitting. These wines were predominantly drunk at home with food and friends between February and July 2004. For the first time I’ve tried to bring a semblance of order to these notes, so in each section you will find the producers in alphabetical order!… Read More

No slurping or spitting! Only the wines tasted in bottle appear here, for barrel samples you need to refer to the original articles:Corkwatch: 1 from 63 = 1.6% REGIONAL WINES 1993 Maison Leroy, Bourgogne Rouge Despite the abuse – as I pressed down my Screwpull, there was a… Read More