In the wine business we agonise, sometimes for hours, on the best way to write tasting notes that convey the details of a wine in a way that might inspire others to buy it and drink it.
Then, something comes along to show how silly that is.
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I have never attended a seminar at the London WIne Trade Fair before, despite having attended for 6 years or so. This year, however, I spotted an invitation too good to miss: John Radford’s “Rioja Through the Decades” tasting, intending to showcase some of the great wines from the best vintages over the last 30 [...]
I’m currently sitting in the stylish Manchester Malmaison Hotel (”the Mal”) trying to stay away from the madness around the streets of Manchester today thanks to the UEFA cup final. I have never seen so many blue shirts and every voice I hear is Scottish (Rangers have made it to the final apparently).
It has been [...]
