Wine and the service industry go hand in hand, and to be honest; if it wasn't for all the years I have spent as a waiter and bartender then I wouldn't have ever had the appreciation for wine that I do now. With this in mind, I thought I would highlight some memories of things … Continue reading Memoirs of a server: Coming of age in the hamptons
So, for a long time Italian wine has been my Achilles heel. To say that it is one of the most sacred and traditional wine producing countries, I feel slightly embarrassed to have neglected it for so long. I wouldn’t consider myself an expert on wine (yet), however my knowledge of other regions, French and … Continue reading ITALY UNTITLED: A Beginner’s guide to Italian wine
Some believe corkscrews to be a daunting contraption, designed to humiliate you when you are trying to open a bottle of wine, which is otherwise known to be a pretty basic task. I know some people who won’t even buy cork top wine because they ‘can’t’ open the bottle, so will automatically opt for the … Continue reading Corks, Corkscrews, Screwcaps and a blogger stuck in his ways
Happy New Year! Hopefully you've survived the first week back at work after a Christmas of gorging yourself on food and drink...
What a year! To those people who have visited our site and the industry folk we've met along the way, we would like to say a big thank you.
We recently met Aymeric and Jordan Amiel, two brothers who run Domaine des Amiel in Languedoc, France. These guys have a very clean approach, they don’t follow antiquated appellation laws and they make fucking delicious natural wine.
It dawned on me the other day that the two biggest wine fairs we attended this year have been celebrations of natural wine, but we haven't explained what natural/biodynamic wine actually is. Well fear no more, that’s about to change. But first… story time. I remember when I first got really into wine. It was … Continue reading Natural wine: what the f*ck is it?!
On 16th November, we headed to Amelia Singer's house for a festive wine tasting and I've been eating and drinking like it's Christmas ever since...
We nipped to NYC to touch base with Isabelle about natural wine, Action Bronson and Christmas drinking. And we're crossing our fingers for Raw Wine Sheffield...!
We go into more detail about the lifespan of a barrel and a concept called toasting.
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