Wine of the moment

It’s a hard life being a Master of Wine but somebody’s got to do it. And when a vertical tasting comes your way, you don’t decline the invitation. It is nigh on impossible to put together a tasting from one property spanning several decades of wine without a) being the property owner with a library …

I don’t need much of a reason to celebrate. The end of the week will do. In fact, that’s a jolly good reason. Who needs a new job, a house move or a round birthday? We should celebrate the everyday, the old hackneyed „carpe diem“ rules here. And if one is going to celebrate, then …

Apparently red wine protects you against Covid: according to UK Biobank research, red wine drinkers have 10-17% more protection against the virus than non-drinkers. Allegedly it has to do with all those antioxidants (found in anthocynanins – that’s the colour and tannins in red wine). This is a theory worth trying out. We decided to …