October 12, 2009
Peter Richards MW
Old friends; great wines
Kids asleep? Time for Cristal and Comtes....
October 8, 2009
Peter Richards MW
The world of wine in brief
Times Online article: an update about wine countries....
October 7, 2009
Peter Richards MW
Bibendum tasting 30 Oct 09
(by peter) Bibendum is a wine merchant with a swagger in its step. Whether or not you like their bullish way of doing business, their overall style is usually entertaining as well as bang on trend. This tasting (entitled “B Festival”, and themed as per your average...
October 7, 2009
Peter Richards MWSusie Barrie MW
The Chesil Rectory: review
A solid showing from this historic Winchester eatery....
October 2, 2009
Peter Richards MWSusie Barrie MW
MW results! 4.9.09: the day of reckoning…
(by peter) Big, big day last Friday (4th). It was the day that the Master of Wine results came through – a day we’d been dreading for several months, ever since June when I staggered in dazed and downbeat fashion out of my exams and Susie...
October 2, 2009
Peter Richards MW
Halving the Dom Perignon
(by peter) Here’s a modern etiquette dilemma for you (although, admittedly, a rarefied one). As a couple, you’re very generously given a present of a bottle of Dom Pérignon 1990. But who does it really belong to – and how best then to drink it? If...