Made with Sun and Castelão
Located in Palmela on the Setubal peninsula, less than an hour by road from Lisbon, the vineyard and winery of Pegos Claros sits quietly. There are no big signs, … Continue reading
Le Caveau – Pour me another glass
Le Caveau in Kilkenny never disappoints
Start at the top to give Austrian wines a chance
. In Austria, households are allowed to make 200 litres of booze a year for their own consumption, as long as it is not offered for sale. It doesn’t matter … Continue reading
A decent night’s drinking! Wines of the week
A recent small dinner party for six recently had me reaching into the wine cupboard for a few bottles I wondered about. Every one of them was a treat. … Continue reading
Aimé Guibert passionate man of wine
At the age of 91 Aimé Guibert died on Sunday, leaving behind a legacy of winemaking in the Languedoc which led the way to showing what the region was capable … Continue reading
Fleurie gets the juices flowing – wines of the week
The Beaujolais region is often undervalued and for a while, resting on its laurels, deserved its drop from fashionable dinner tables. It’s back again with a bang, and while we … Continue reading
Lidl x 2 Wines
Favourites from a recent wine club tasting of Lidl wines include the Champagne from Bissinger which is a premier cru and tastes like one too with some toasty notes, a fresh … Continue reading
Michelangelo results out. Great winners in South Africa
In August I spent five days tasting some terrific wine close to Stellenbosch in South Africa. It was all of eleven years since I had judged at this competition, at the … Continue reading
Wine of the Week: Château Montrose
I seem to have been indulged a lot this month with a generous gift of the 2004 Château Montrose from JL Charmolue in St Estephe a real treat. From a … Continue reading
Wine of the Week Calon Ségur
If you tasted the 2005 Calon Ségur, you might expect to be disappointed with its following vintage. But no such thing. Ready to drink now (though it will keep for … Continue reading
Pierre Lawton comes back to his roots in Cork
http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/the-wine-goose-flies-back-352336.html. The return of this member of one of the original wine geese was a treat for members of a Cork wine club recently. See my article above for some … Continue reading
California Dreaming of Wine at Chateau Montelena
This article first appeared in different form with three other interviews with winemakers in the Sunday Times 4 May 2014 entitled THE GRAPE ESCAPE. The other three interviews are available … Continue reading
Roz Crowley 