I know, I know, I’m late to this blogging lark, and it’s my new year’s resolution. Hopefully it won’t peter out by the end of the month. Do please encourage me with your feedback.


Cork or screwcap, screwcap or cork?

Published on April 3, 2013

I recently came across a couple of tasty wines from the almost unknown top (closer to the source) / bottom (in the Massif Central) corner of the Loire valley. The wines were both bottles under cork and screwcap.


Vineyard Joggings

Published on March 14, 2013

(aka the jog blog – thanks @thewinebird). Having taken up jogging again in the summer of 2012, I thought it might be fun to share some microclimatic observations.


Sparkling berries

Published on December 26, 2012

A revelation of carbonic maceration.


Vineyard Joggings

Published on December 6, 2012

(aka the jog blog – thanks @thewinebird). Having taken up (very slow) jogging again in the summer of 2012, I thought it might be fun to share some microclimatic observations.


Foraging for fungus in the New Forest – don’t try this at home

Published on November 8, 2012

A heavily humid, though not rainy, October morning saw a group of (not very) intrepid sommeliers and journalists stomp through the sodden New Forest in search of mushrooms, thankfully in the encyclopaedic company of John Wright, forager extraordinaire.


Vineyard joggings

Published on October 11, 2012

(aka the jog blog – thanks @thewinebird). Having taken up (very slow) jogging again in the summer of 2012, I thought it might be fun to share some microclimatic observations.


Vineyard joggings

Published on August 28, 2012

(aka the jog blog – thanks @thewinebird). Having taken up (very slow) jogging again in the summer of 2012, I thought it might be fun to share some microclimatic observations.


Vineyard joggings

Published on August 20, 2012

(aka the jog blog – thanks @thewinebird). Having taken up (very slow) jogging again in the summer of 2012, I thought it might be fun to share some microclimatic observations.


Gouais blanc

Published on August 8, 2012

All sixteen progeny of pinot x gouais blanc


Doçal

Published on May 29, 2012

I think this is the first time I’ve set eyes on a four hundred and fifty year old vine, and pretty substantial it is too.

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