Bulgaria beckons. You don’t often see Bulgarian wine for sale. We spotted this wine on a recent sale and decided to try it purely for interest’s sake. Wine can be simply about drinking, which is fine, it can also provide a history lesson for those looking further than what is in the glass. Bulgarian wine…
2012 Antinori Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Badia a Passignano
A fitting conclusion. Wine 5 of the Wineknot dinner with Kevin and Jenny. Wine 1 Review here – 2011 Michele Chiarlo Barbaresco Reyna Wine 2 Review here – 2016 Farroria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Reserva Rancia Wine 3 Review here – 2016 Torbreck RunRig Wine 4 Review here – 2010 Château de Lafont This wine came with…
2010 Château de Lafont
The local favourite. Wine 4 of the Wineknot dinner with Kevin and Jenny. Wine 1 Review here – 2011 Michele Chiarlo Barbaresco Reyna Wine 2 Review here – 2016 Farroria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Reserva Rancia Wine 3 Review here – 2016 Torbreck RunRig It was inevitable the backup wines would be opened. As…
2016 Torbreck RunRig
The star of the show. Wine 3 of the Wineknot dinner with Kevin and Jenny. Wine 1 Review here – 2011 Michele Chiarlo Barbaresco Reyna Wine 2 Review here – 2016 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia Kevin is known as the ‘Torbreck man’ around here. The go-to person if you are looking to purchase…
2016 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia
Unfulfilled expectations. Wine 2 of the Wineknot dinner with Kevin and Jenny. Wine 1 Review here – 2011 Michele Chiarlo Barbaresco Reyna After the RunRig, this was the wine I was most looking forward to trying. I am a big fan of the Fèlsina Chianti Classico, a wine that delivers concentrated fruit that is pure Chianti….
2011 Michele Chiarlo Barbaresco Reyna
Diversion tactics. Wine 1 of the Wineknot dinner with Kevin and Jenny. When Kevin decided to bring the Torbreck Runrig I had some decisions to make about what to bring. I had nothing of similar value, which was fine, I would just bring two wines. My real issue was what could sit next to a…
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…
2003 Seppelt Benno Shiraz – and a long winded rant at TWE.
Lamenting the loss of greatness. TWE is the black hole of Australian wine. A gaping vastness that swallows iconic vineyards and wineries with a glacial determination. Three of Australia’s most famous and historical labels have been consumed by this profit-making machine. Their history dismantled, their wines restructured into price brackets. All for export markets. To…
NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé Champagne
Wedding day wines. I am scrolling through my old tasting notes and came across this picture. Our wedding day wine. It was meant to be opened after the ceremony and photos. We had it for breakfast instead. People often comment on how happy we are in the picture. It is true, we were truly happy…