The best books take us on a journey and teach us something along the way, sometimes about ourselves, sometimes about … More
Tag: Wine and art
Vinthropology Cultural Association in Italy
It has been a dream of mine for a long time to start a wine club. With the help of … More
Floral Wines
Flowers can brighten a room or brighten someone’s day. They have been contemplated for their beauty in painting, poetry and … More
Bacchus, Ceres and Cupid: Renaissance Eroticism and Wine
“Sine Cerere te Baccho friget Venus.” (Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus freezes) – “Eunuchus”, Terence (c.195/185- c.159 B.C.) This Latin … More
Pleasure: From Water to Wine
We all seem to instinctively know what pleasure is. No philosopher, psychologist or guru needs to explain it to us, … More
Wine and a Book: A Room With a View by E.M. Forster. Part 3: The Michelangelesque George Emerson
As one of Forster’s most beloved novels, “A Room With a View”, published in 1908, is in many ways not just … More
Cantina Vignaioli Scansano- Morellino di Scansano Roggiano DOCG 2017
Vibrant ruby colour with bright clarity, vivid aromas of dark fruit and spices with floral nuances, notes of blackberry, raspberry, … More
Wine and a Book: A Room With A View by E.M. Forster. Part 2: The Gothic statue that is Cecil Vyse
As one of Forster’s most beloved novels, “A Room With a View”, published in 1908, is in many ways not … More
Miss Savvy La Blanc of Marlborough 2019
A bright and beautifully expressive Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, light straw-yellow colour with green reflections, exuberant aromas of tropical … More
Wine and a Book: A Room With a View by E.M. Forster. Part 1: Lucy in a muddle
As one of Forster’s most beloved novels, “A Room With a View”, published in 1908, is in many ways not … More