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Celebrating English Wines
My picks for the second weekend of English Wine Week celebrations. Not that they're only for English Wine Week. English wines are for...
Jun 24, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: The Blind Spot Pinot Meunier 2021, Yarra Valley, Australia
£12.95, The Wine Society It's no exaggeration to say I've never had a wine quite like this. Usually I can say a wine reminds me of...
Feb 10, 2022


New Year, New Wines, New approach: the Blind Spot Australian range gets a makeover
Wines made by Mac Forbes with grapes paid for upfront by The Wine Society. The one-off exception is the Dolcetto, which was made with a...
Jan 28, 2022


Krug's Champagne creations of 2004 (and others)
Olivier Krug was in town last week for the launch of the 2004 vintage Krug. Unsurprisingly, there wasn’t a spare seat in the house – a...
Sep 11, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Bruno Paillard Première Cuvée Brut Champagne, France
£35.95, The Whisky Exchange; £38.99, Handford Wines; £44.99, Selfridges The first week of October is National Champagne Week. I don’t...
Sep 29, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Henners Brut 2010, East Sussex, England
£22.99, D Byrne; £27.99, Corks Out, corksout.com English wine week starts on Saturday – a great opportunity to visit an English vineyard...
May 26, 2016


The Festive Champagne Guide
Ten Champagnes to put you in the mood for Christmas and all the rest Listed in ascending order of price, ignoring special offers and...
Dec 10, 2015


WINE OF THE WEEK: Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve
£37.95, Eton Vintners, £42, Berry Bros & Rudd This fabulous Champagne was voted best value of the night at a tasting called Ultimate...
Dec 9, 2015
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