First Impressions I’d been meaning to try Greywacke for a while. It’s one of those bottles you keep hearing about, especially when people talk about proper New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. As soon as it was poured, you could tell this wasn’t your average supermarket Sauvignon. It just jumped out of the glass. In the Glass…
Christmas Eve always feels like the perfect excuse to open something a bit special. This year I had a rough plan in my head but as it turned out, the night went in a completely different direction. And honestly, that’s what made it. What started as a thought-out selection ended up being more of a…
First Impressions This was the moment I relaxed on Christmas Eve. After a slightly shaky start with a Solear sherry that didnt land, we opened the Nyetimber and straight away, you could feel the shift, it was an excellent sparkler. In the Glass It’s got that Champagne feel to it, and I don’t say that…
There are some wines you drink and forget about. And then there are the ones where you stop mid sip and just thinkyep this is class. That’s exactly what happened when I opened Château Musar 2018. I’ve been chasing something for a while now, and I didn’t fully know how to describe it until this…
There’s a moment when wine starts to click a bit. Not in a big, dramatic way, but more like you suddenly realise what you actually enjoy… and what you don’t. That’s exactly what happened to me this week. I opened two bottles, and they couldn’t have been more different. The Côtes du Rhône That Lost…
From Carvery Merlot to Bordeaux: Finding My Sweet Spot A very unexpected start This wasn’t meant to be a “wine night”. We ended up in Toby Carvery, and I ordered a glass of Casillero del Diablo Merlot without thinking too much about it. And do you know what it was actually really good. Straight away…
There are certain wines that don’t just taste good, they make something click in your head. That was this bottle of Hugel Riesling 2017 for me. I’ve had whites I’ve enjoyed before. Albariño, Chablis, even some Sauvignon Blancs that worked well with food, but this felt different. More complete somehow. More layered. The sort of…
There’s something about walking into a good wine shop when you’re not really expecting anything… and then suddenly you’re surrounded by amazing bottles That was me this week. What started as a quick browse turned into one of those moments where you realise your taste in wine is starting to take shape. Todays Bottle Hugel…
There’s something exciting about finding a bottle that looks like a hidden gem and this week, I thought I’d found one. Tucked away on the shelf in Lidl was a Cabardès AOP from Famille Beynaguet, priced at just £7.99. The label looked promising, the region intrigued me, and on paper, it seemed to tick every…
There are moments in this wine journey where something just clicks. Not in a technical way. Not in a “I think I understand this now” kind of way. Jus wow. What is that? That’s exactly what happened when I opened a bottle of 2025 Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc.. A Proper Flavour Bomb From the first…