There are some bottles you remember because they are exceptional, and there are others you remember because of the moment. This one happens to be both. After officially completing the legal part of our wedding, it was time to celebrate with family in the garden. We had already enjoyed a bottle of Piper Heidsieck to…
Some bottles are memorable because of what’s in the glass. Others are memorable because of the occasion. This Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut will always be one I’ll remember for both reasons. After officially completing the legal part of our wedding, it was time to celebrate with our closest family before the big celebrations in Ibiza. The…
A Proper Friday Night Pairing Fish and chips night called for something refreshing and after enjoying the red from Marques de los Ríos previously, I spotted their Cava in Morrisons for £8.50 and thought it was worth a go. Sometimes these supermarket sparkling wines can be a bit one dimensional, but this one immediately showed…
After a run of Rioja, Rhône and a few bottles that demanded a bit of thought, I found this lurking in the fridge and decided tonight was the night. Sometimes wine is about terroir, structure and complexity. Sometimes it’s about seeing what’s in the fridge. First Impressions The nose took me straight back to childhood….
Sometimes the Best Bottles Are the Unexpected Ones This bottle was a birthday gift from my best man and Fantasy Golf Hub partner, Dan. I wasn’t planning a pairing, wasn’t looking to analyse every detail and wasn’t expecting to be writing a review. The plan was simply to enjoy a glass and see where it…
Birthdays always seem to be a good excuse to open something a little different, and this year I found myself reaching for a bottle of Cloudy Bay Pelorus. Cloudy Bay is a producer that most wine drinkers will know for Sauvignon Blanc, but Pelorus is their traditional method sparkling wine from Marlborough, New Zealand. I…
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…