Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022, Coal River, Tasmania, 13.5% (c £65-85, Momentum Wines, Hedonism, Vincognito or internationally via Winesearcher) 'Give us a tasting featuring fine wines from around the world - and make it interesting.' That was the brief. So I headed over to Portugal with a spring...
So we won a thing! To be specific, we won the audio category (for our Wine Blast podcast) at the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicators Awards 2024. Here's a photo of us receiving our award: This was quite a big deal, for us and the podcast. These are...
Bodegas Cota 45 Ube El Reventón 2022, 13% (c £25-30, decantalo has the 2023, Fourth and Church has the 2021 - or find it internationally via Winesearcher) In February 2024 I gave a masterclass at Barcelona Wine Week. It was a great experience - excellent event, interested people,...
We were honoured to be cover stars for the new wine and lifestyle magazine The Secret Sip. They were very nice to us, calling us 'wine stars' and, 'the voices everybody loves to listen to.' ...
Vik 2019, Millahue, Cachapoal, Chile, 14.5% (c £100-115, Slurp has the 2015; also internationally for other vintages - find Vik in Winesearcher) Cabernet Sauvignon is the workhorse of Chilean wine. It accounts for nearly a third of the entire vineyard. So it's not surprising there's a fair...
We all, by now, know that England makes very good (occasionally great) sparkling wine. And that's all well and good. But what's potentially even more exciting is the emergence of world-class English still wines - particularly those made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Burgundy lovers (ie most...
Festive. What does that word mean to you? For some, it elicits a buzz of intense excitement. For others, it sends a chill down the spine. The majority will be somewhere in between – or both at the same time. And that includes us. Particularly this year. In...
(By Peter) I took part in a blind tasting in late September 2022 for Which? magazine to find some great value sparkling and red wines for Christmas. Full results are in the magazine or the PDF below. It's quite a handy guide if you're on the lookout...
Château Cheval Blanc 1949, St Emilion This isn't an attempt to grandstand. I was lucky enough to try this very special wine during a recent visit to 'The Fort Knox of wine', 100 feet underground in Octavian's Corsham Cellars, and I thought it would be interesting to...
Gosh we haven't posted on here for a while - we blame the podcast for taking up all our time! On which note, we wanted to share the very exciting news that we've been featured in the Radio Times. Wine Blast is Show of the Week...