You need to be drinking more German wines. For so long now, Germany has been known for Riesling. Riesling (50% of world production) and Henkell Trocken. But here's one country - …
Firstly, apologies for the little number of recent posts. More beaching, less writing for me this Christmas (not a bad thing at all). Today, I'm too sunburnt for the beach, …
The essence of dry Riesling joy: Wittmann Morstein Riesling Grosses Gewächs 2013 This is, quite simply, an uncommonly magnificent wine. I know it's uncommonly magnificent because I had it alongside a whole …
Glorious German whites + old Bordeaux Is there a finer bargain in the world of wine than off dry German Riesling? I'd argue that few other wine styles will live as long …
At 18, I started working in a small suburban bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. It was my first year of university, slogging through physics and chemistry, so a liquor shop seemed like fun. But then, I fell in love with wine and craft beer, and it took over my life.
Twenty three years later and I spend my days wearing many beverage hats and judge at wine shows around the world...Read more