2023 Rhône | The South

2023 Rhône | The South

It is still day three of this trip as the Northern Rhône disappears in the rear view mirror. After a hasty dash down the motorway we head off west to Pont Saint Esprit and the little village of Saint Nazaire in the Gard. The landscape (...)

It is still day three of this trip as the Northern Rhône disappears in the rear view mirror. After a hasty dash down the motorway we head off west to Pont Saint Esprit and the little (...)

It is still day three of this trip as the Northern Rhône disappears in the rear view mirror. After (...)

2023 Rhône | The North

2023 Rhône | The North

First things first: the 2023 vintage in the Rhône has produced some exceptional wines and if, like me, you enjoy ripe fruit-forward wines, then you are in for a real treat. I spent five days travelling north to south, visiting almost every (...)

First things first: the 2023 vintage in the Rhône has produced some exceptional wines and if, like me, you enjoy ripe fruit-forward wines, then you are in for a real treat. I spent (...)

First things first: the 2023 vintage in the Rhône has produced some exceptional wines and if, like (...)

Champagne mismanagement

Champagne mismanagement

After a recent fishing trip in the Highlands, it became entirely clear to me that I had failed to manage my Champagne stocks. We were a party of 12 and consumed 24 bottles over the week – a figure which may initially seem hedonistic, but (...)

After a recent fishing trip in the Highlands, it became entirely clear to me that I had failed to manage my Champagne stocks. We were a party of 12 and consumed 24 bottles over the (...)

After a recent fishing trip in the Highlands, it became entirely clear to me that I had failed to (...)