

Billecart Salmon Extra Brut NV
The low-down: Tis the evening of Jon Bon Jovi in Abu Dhabi - and what better reason to celebrate pre-drinks with a bottle of Billecart...


Chateau Grand Pontet 2006 St Emilion GCC
The low-down: This 14ha chateau has been in family (Pourquet-Becot) hands since the 1980s when it was acquired from the merchant Barton &...


Review: La Conseillante 1985 Pomerol
​The low-down: My first encounter with Pomerol three years ago was an epiphany! It was a Chateau L'Enclos 2004 that amazed me with its...


Review: La Rochelle 2009 Moulin a Vent Beaujolais
The low-down: Beaujolais gets a bad rap - even from my wife, who associates it with her student days in Montreal. The culprit here is...


Review: Reinisch 2003 Ried Holzspur Pinot
The low-down: Yodel-ey! Back from our little Austrian alpine holiday, where in the summer heat we sampled a 2004 Pfaffl chardonnay, a...


Review: Triebaumer 2007 Tridendron
The low-down: Unfortunately we're back from our little Austrian alpine holiday, where in the summer heat we sampled a 2004 Pfaffl...


Review: Paitin 1998 Langhe Rosso
​The low-down: Paitin is an Italian wine-maker based in Piemonte. This 1998 rosso is from Langhe DOC, but they also own vineyards in...


Review: Triebaumer 1998 Rust Cabernet
The low-down: Unfortunately we're back from our little Austrian alpine holiday, where in the summer heat we sampled a 2004 Pfaffl...


Review: Hirsch Gaisberg 2003 Riesling
The low-down: We're in Austria for a week and are keenly sampling some of their local treats - we've opened this week a 2004 Pfaffl...


Review: Hitzberger Setzberg 2002 Riesling
The low-down: We're in Austria for a week and are keenly sampling some of their local treats - we opened a 2004 Pfaffl chardonnay two...