The Fine Wine Column
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The Day 'His Lairdship' Came to Visit
The story of how Slurp met a legend in the making. -
A Château Angélus Vertical
The Château Angélus master class organised by Decanter magazine in November 2009 was well attended... -
A Lunch with Paul Draper-Winemaker at Ridge Vineyards on 24th November 2009
A Lunch with Paul Draper: Winemaker at Ridge Vineyards on 24th November 2009 -
How Long Does White Burgundy Really Last?
I spent an evening in the company of the Wine and Dine Society... -
A French Aristocrat and an Aussie Pretender
This little taste off (conducted blind as far as my guests were concerned)... -
Decanter Fine Wine Encounter 21st February 2009
There was no sign of a downturn in the fine wine market at the London Decanter Fine Encounter... -
A Week in Bordeaux - Day Five - 5th September 2008
We stayed on the Right Bank for Day Five, starting out at the St Emilion producer Troplong Mondot... -
A Week in Bordeaux - Day Four - 4th September 2008
Day Four began with an earlier start and a passage across the Gironde River... -
A Week in Bordeaux - Day Three - 3rd September 2008
Day Three saw us still on the Left Bank but heading south of Bordeaux... -
A Week in Bordeaux - Day Two - 2nd September 2008
Our second day started with a trip north to St Estephe... -
A Week in Bordeaux - Day One - 1st September 2008
For anyone interested in wine, there is no better way to learn than to visit wineries... -
A Pichon Lalande Tasting Amongst the Portraits - 8th July 2008
A Pichon Lalande Wine Tasting Review -
Jancis Robinson versus Robert Parker -- a Slurp Taste Off!
Review note by Slurp fan Dr Jeremy Howard... -
A Chateau Lynch-Bages Vertical with Sylvie Cazes-Regimbeau
Following last week's rather disappointing Bordeaux whites tasting I needed something to restore my faith in the region's ability... -
1990 in the Sunshine - (May 2008)
Tasting note from Dr Jeremy Howard. Two friends and I decided to use the unseasonable May weather to try some Left Bank Bordeaux 1990s...