Why I Was Completely Wrong About Sweet Bordeaux Wine I’ll be honest, when I first heard about sweet Bordeaux, I completely dismissed it. In my head, it sat somewhere between dessert wine and something you’d only bring out at Christmas and even then, only if someone else had asked for it. It just didn’t feel…
Capezzana Barco Di Reale Carmignano Review There’s a point in your wine journey where things start to feel a bit confusing. You open a bottle that, by all accounts, should be good. It smells right, it tastes fine, everything lines up… but you’re just not enjoying it as much as you feel like you should….
If you’ve ever had Tignanello, you’ll know the problem. It sets the bar. Not just in terms of quality, but in how it feels in the glass. There’s that balance, that polish, that sense everything is exactly where it should be. And once you’ve had it, going back to normal wines can feel a bit…
If you’ve ever searched for a Tignanello alternative in a supermarket, you’ll know how difficult it is to find something that actually compares. There’s a moment every wine drinker has. You taste something extraordinary, a wine that just clicks. Everything is in balance, the fruit is silky, the finish just keeps going and then you…
There’s a moment I had recently that nearly threw me off my wine journey completely. I was sat there with what should have been a seriously good wine flight. The kind of wines you build up in your head, the kind you expect to just blow you away. But something didn’t look right. The wines…
I’ve realised something recently. I’m not just chasing flavour anymore. I’m chasing wines that actually feel alive, the kind that jump out of the glass before you’ve even really thought about them. I was sat with a glass of Lafite Rothschild 2011 and Tignanello 2014 and a Vega Sicilia Pintia 2018 all class wines Before…
A few months ago I realised something. I don’t want to work in a wine shop full-time.I don’t want to be tied into restaurant hours.And I definitely don’t want to turn wine into something that feels like a rigid 9–5. But at the same time, I knew I wanted more from it. Not just drinking…
It’s funny how quickly your relationship with wine changes once you stop focusing on what you think you’re supposed to like and start paying attention to what’s actually happening in the glass. That’s really what Through the Terroir is about. Not pretending to be a sommelier. Not throwing around complicated tasting notes for the sake…