Archive for March, 2008
There’s more to Pinot than Burgundy, but not much more
Friday, March 28th, 2008A mite tabloid on the headline perhaps, but I have found only a handful of wines that have the balance, poise and quality of expression of a good Burgundy. Obviously they are different in style, and cost as much as Burgundy (in the UK anyway) …… but you didn’t expect anything different did you ?
Anyway, […]
Tasting the 2005s with the MWs
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Last week I attended the Institute of Masters of Wine tasting of 2005 Burgundies, rubbing shoulders with the great and good. As you might expect, it was a superbly organised tasting, though the atmosphere was a little like an outing of Trappist monks to the British Library Reading Room. Rumours of their closure have been […]