Foothills of the Alps | Monte Maletto, Carema
Northern Italy has been on Simon and Heather's hit list of places to visit for many years, and as keen skiers and before Florrie their daughter goes off to school, they decided to take a few weeks out to ski and also visit some of their favourite producers.
Domaine Guiberteau | Saumur
Domaine Guiberteau is far from unknown, with the wines being listed in many fine restaurants all over the world. For its relatively 'new' found fame the wines are certainly making some impact.
A Short Trip to Bordeaux
I was lucky to go on a trip to Bordeaux this Autumn. I was hosted for the trip by CIVB, the Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux, who market the full range of Bordeaux wines throughout the world. The trip aimed to give me an overview of each of the major areas within the region, visiting and trying wines from a variety of producers to give me an insight into the variety of wines that this huge area produces.
Bodegas Cesar Florido, Chipiona
We have just returned from our annual pilgrimage to Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia. It has now become our tradition to pop on our running shoes and run in the Sherry race, which involves running 14km around the hills of Jerez with optional stops for sherry and tapas along the way!
A Visit to Domaine de la Renardiere | Pupillin
About an hours drive or 100km east of Beaune is the Jura region. This region is famous for two things, yellow wine or Vin Jaune and Comté cheese!
Tillingham Visit 8th August 2018
On a bright August day I was lucky to be invited to visit one of the most exciting projects in English wine at the moment, Ben Walgate's Tillingham Wines.
