A name to watch. Jean-Baptiste Ponsot (nothing to do with the Ponsots of Morey St Denis) took the helm of the family estate in Rully six years ago, aged twenty, since when he’s been developing something of a loyal following. These two 2007’s show why. The Rully Blanc 1er Cru […]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Andy Kerr has a full-time job in Chester but moonlights as on-line wine merchant Artisan Wines (www.artisanwines.co.uk). And while his range isn’t the largest in the UK, it’s one of the more intriguiing, focussing as it does on (currently) exclusively French wines, with a distinct organic and biodynamic slant. Some […]
A selection from Artisan Wines
At least that’s the news according to Wine Peeps. Last week’s word was Malolactic fermentation – OK, that’s 2 words, but I didn’t come up with this. But toast, yes, that most agreeable to snacks. I’m always suspicious of people who don’t like toast (and sausages and chocolate). I mean, […]
The word on the street is "Toast"
Just marking time before going out for what may be a troublesome evening with Robert Joseph and potentially Adrian Atkinson, ex-Oddbins buyer and now a man breathing life into the Pernod Ricard wine portfolio. But the day has been taken up with a delicious lunch at Chez Bruce (veal cheek […]
Swizzing around M&S wines
Power Point presentations… Is there anyone anywhere whose life has benefited from one? Normally, the guy in charge puts some slides on a screen, reads what’s one the slides, gives you a hard copy of what is one the slides plus a CD of what is on the slides and […]