Inflation in Theory & Reality plus Labelling in Moderation When the economy heads south, stories about grape varieties or maturing in oak seem to become less relevant and suddenly it’s all about the numbers. Read More »
Gloomy Outlooks and Signs of Hope Fine Wine is bucking the overall trend of economic downturn, I read somewhere recently. Well, I’d like to be a little bit more cautious personally, Read More »
The Truth is in Numbers, they say Numbers do not feel. Do not bleed or weep or hope. They do not know bravery or sacrifice. Love and allegiance. At the very apex Read More »
Charity Auctions plus Lots of Sweet Wine The snow we had yesterday that covers the hills outside my window are a clear indicator that we should stay inside and read. About wine, Read More »
Financial Cost of Climate Change, Barolo En Primeur and more If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans… everything had been organised and I was supposed to be of to another trip Read More »
Perfect Conditions, Watchful Eyes plus the First Italian Episode It has taken us a while but hopefully the wait was well worth it: earlier today, we kicked off the second season of the podcast Read More »
Increasing Headwinds, U-Turns and All Hail the Queen The belt gets tighter. Rising energy costs and inflation mean that most if not all of us need to pinch our pennies and that in Read More »
The Changing World of Wine plus the Best Wine Book of the Year The times are a-changin, Bob Dylan sang back in the sixties, but seldomly has the world of wine seen more change than in the past Read More »
The Protection of Grape Names, White Gigondas and Wine Investment Funds There can be no doubt that summer is over and autumn has arrived to claim its rightful place. While temperatures have dropped significantly, the splendid Read More »
A Riesling Thriller, French Vermentino and more news from St Emillion Harvest in the northern hemisphere continues and weather in this particular part of the world seems to be taking the inevitable turn. Autumn is at Read More »