I’ve moved!
So long,farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye! I’m very excited to announce that I’m moving on to new, slicker pastures. But fret not, you will still be able to catch up with […]
Happy Halloween!
WINE: Paolo Conterno ‘Bric’ Barolo, Italy WITH: The richest food Northern Italy has to offer WHY: If it grows together, it goes together Halloween is here, and with the autumn […]
The best burger in London Town
For a while now I have been on a mission to find London’s best burger. On my quest I have found many a good burger, and some surprisingly disappointing examples […]
Brilliant, beautiful, Barca
Remember me? You may have noticed that there has been a bit of a blogging amnesty recently… Apologies! I’ve had a couple of top secret projects on the go, and […]
Snail pie
With a 7kg pumpkin to use up, this weekend I got a little creative with squash. After running through all the usual culprits, inspiration came in the form of a […]
To lees or not to lees
After all the activity encountered during alcoholic fermentation, and malolactic fermentation sometimes wine needs to take a breather. There are two ways it can do this – you can either […]
Tokaj, but not as you know it
For many people when Tokaj is mentioned images of sweet luscious dessert wines from Hungary are conjured. For those in the know they might think of the grape variety Furmint, […]
Close encounters of the malo kind
For this next installment of The Winemaking Diaries I want to introduce you to fermentation. Hang on. We covered this last time right? Well sort of. We looked at alcoholic […]
The Winemaking Diaries
I have a confession to make. When I started the A to Z of wine I didn’t think it through entirely and right now all I am left with is […]
A match made in heaven
WINE: Stonier Pinot Noir WITH: Pan fried duck breast WHY: Read the title again There are some food and wine pairings where there is no point trying to second guess […]
Julia Bailey 