A return of sorts. It has been some time since my last post. Work and so on is just an excuse. I really just lost interest. Messing about with photo’s and checking on Social Media, lost all of its appeal if it ever had any. Last Sunday Shell and I met up with some local…
Category: the grind
Dinner with friends at Wineknot
Friendship and wine. I trained with Kevin before I met him through wine. For a year or so we shared the same gym, said hello, and occasionally had a quick chat. As Kevin tells the story, apparently I was a rude prick and ignored his attempts at conversation. Sounds about right. They call Kevin the…
Italian lunches and a French visitor
Friends with benefits. There is a strange insularity with work colleagues. The people we work with tend to socialise with each other. With a few exceptions, I prefer to keep my social network distant form my working network. There is no way to put this sensitively, being the only white guy in a large group…
La Cave at Bangsar
Everything tastes better with good company. People can create wine moments. I firmly believe that when surrounded by good people, in a good place, average wine can taste great. I have little doubt if these wines were the focus of the evening, I would probably consider them average and uninspiring. Surrounded by laughter and people…
Melbourne Burgundy Social Club Farewell Dinner
Throw back to December 11, 2016. Until 2015 we drank Australian wine almost exclusively. It was the only wine we knew and understood. Regions were familiar, wines labelled by grape variety, there was enough to wade through without it becoming tedious. I would read comments on the various forums about wines from overseas, I would…
Hill Crest Vineyard Tasting
One of the great Yarra Valley vineyards. 11 June 2016 Once a year Hillcrest ope the winery for members. Every vintage made since the Bryant’s purchased the vineyard in 1999. Attention to detail in the vineyard and minimal intervention in the winery. Phillip Jones of Bass Phillip handed the reigns over completely in 2008. The…
Introduction
My journey in wine. I have decided to start documenting the experience. Apparently everyone is doing it. It started twenty years ago…. Better late than never. ‘Alcohol makes other people less tedious, and food less bland, and can help provide what the Greeks called entheos, or the slight buss of inspiration when reading or writing.’…