Binner La Salon des Bains Riesling 2016

Spontaneity in a glass in a Alsace Riesling that’s vibrant, racy and alive. Rich, golden colour, luminous and dense, aromas … More

Assembly Required Part 2: Cubism, Mrs. Dalloway and Writing About Wine

What cubist painters did in transforming the way we look at things and think about paintings, Virginia Woolf did for … More

The great advantage of a painting is that its expression is contained within the frame of a simultaneous whole. When … More

“All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography” -Federico Fellini Caravaggio, whose real name is believed to be … More

For my second wine tasting event I chose to explore the wine region of Valpolicella in Veneto, Italy. Veneto is … More

This is an experiment in writing tasting notes. The first is the way I have been writing them for this … More

I’m quite new to blogging, and I must admit I’m terrible at technology and don’t particularly love social media. But, … More

The Primitivo di Manduria from Bruno Vespa, famous Italian TV journalist

Tropical, lively and clean. Translucent straw yellow colour, intense, fresh aromas of tropical fruit such as banana, passion fruit and … More

A vigorous, bold and rich wine with lush aromas and impactful flavours. Compact garnet colour, complex aromas with a depth … More