Archive for January, 2010
Wines of the Decade
Rather belatedly I realised a wines of the decade list might be in order. I actually got the idea from Ant Timpsons 50 Films of the decade, however 50 is a lot and 10 has been really hard as it is. All of the wines in this list I have drunk, and I mean actually [...]
Wine Of The Week Reviews Boom!
Sue Courtney who writes the Wine of The Week Blog and Wine of the Week website has reviewed the 2008 Boom Pinot Gris. Click here for the link through to the review. Here’s a little sneak peak of what she says. “Fizz thunders from the bottom of the glass with millions of bubbles racing each [...]
Three Cool Kiwi Labels
I really like to see innovative or just plain different labels. Unfortunately New Zealand producers have been dragging the chain in this regard. Most of our labels are fairly safe and conservative just like the names. Until now that is! I saw these three a couple of weeks ago. The Catalina Sounds isn’t really that [...]
My Wine of the 2009
This time of year people usually publish lists of the best and worst of whatever, so why not jump on the band wagon and do one myself if not a little late. Wine of the year Your probably thinking I’ll say Boom. Whilst it’s very good, it would seem a little biased . So, my [...]