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Delaforce Quinta de la Corte 1991 - just brilliant
Looking for a Port to drink now? Well, here’s a fantastic Single Quinta Port that’s from a superb vintage, and which is over-delivering by some margin.
Delaforce Quinta de la Corte 1991 Douro, PortugalThis is a superbly complex Port that is... (Continue reading)
Bottle variation spoils fine wine
One of the myriad attractions of great wines is the way that they develop over time.
Old wines can be fantastic. But they can also be appalling disappointments. Often, people put on a brave face when a ‘great’ wine is opened... (Continue reading)
[Edible Idiom] Long comme un jour sans pain
This is part of a series on French idiomatic expressions that relate to food. Browse the list of idioms featured so far.
This week’s idiom is, “Long comme un jour sans pain.”
A literal translation would be, “as long as a day... (Continue reading)
A world-class Cava from Raventos
Over the last year or so, I’ve become increasingly interested in the world of Champagne and sparkling wine. I’m an open-minded guy, but at the very top end, I have to confess that almost all my favourite bubbly wines are... (Continue reading)
Fregola Sarda with Zucchini and Parmesan
The funny thing about a food blog, especially one that has been around for a long time, is that it doesn’t really reflect the frequency with which each featured dish is cooked: if you look at an archived post from... (Continue reading)
BBR’s blog on Bordeaux 2009
There’s a lot of excitement around about the 2009 vintage in Bordeaux, which is still being picked as I write.
I enjoyed reading the report on the 2009 harvest on Berry Bros & Rudd’s excellent blog. It’s written by Max Lalondrelle,... (Continue reading)
A Douro white
Portugal’s Douro Valley is primarily red wine country, but of late the whites have really begun to impress. It would be interesting to do a tasting of high-end Douro whites, but serving them to tasters blind, so they were tasting... (Continue reading)
A soul-restoring Montlouis
There is always hope for the world of wine when, amongst the sea of spoofulation and depressing commercial correctness, you get ambitious, talented people investing their time and money in worthy but unfashionable regions such as Montlouis. Stephan Cossais is... (Continue reading)
Two brilliant, affordable Douro reds
Two brilliant wines from the Douro, from two rather different properties, under the same management. They are both the ’second’ wines of the respective estates, which makes them relatively affordable (c. £12 each, well priced for wines from these amazing... (Continue reading)
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