Monthly Archives: May 2014



Harvey Nichols Beaujolais-Villages 2012, Burgundy, France (£12.50 Harvey Nichols) Quite a rich style, with notes of sweet strawberry, plum and rose hip syrup. There’s an undercurrent of earthiness (with just a hint of rot?) but overall this is refreshing and tasty. B(+) Henry Fessy Morgon 2011, Burgundy, France (£10.50 Oddbins) […]

Wine tasting Video: Pinot Noir & Gamay from Beaujolais, Slovenia ...


Tweeted a month or so ago about a new project set up by French wine giant Castel in Ethiopia – the story is HERE. Among the responses was one from Debbie Worton, formerly of Majestic and currently in Ethiopia doing VSO, saying that she’d keep an eye out for the […]

Wine News from Ethiopia



Perlezza Prosecco Brut NV, Veneto, Italy (£9 Spar) Simple quaffer, slightly nutty, slightly creamy, maybe lacks fruit, but perfectly OK. C Harvey Nichols Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore NV, Veneto, Italy (£15 Harvey Nichols) A huge step up in quality, combining the apple foam and fleshy/sherbetty appeal with pumice-like minerality. S- The […]

Wine Tasting Video: Sparkling Wines from the Loire plus Prosecco