Vinous Table: Cassis, Mâcon, France
Vinous Table, France
, Jul 2021
Cassis is a restaurant that does nothing other than serve delicious food at reasonable prices with the minimum of fuss.
Cellar Favorite: 2003 Larrivaux
France: Bordeaux, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jul 2021
Readers do not have to shell out for the top names to enjoy the wines, as proven by a 2003 Larrivaux recently served blind by proprietor Bérangère Tesseron, the ‘better half’ of Basile Tesseron at neighbouring Lafon-Rochet.
Cellar Favorite: 1992 Domaine Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Côte du Py
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Rhône & Beaujolais
, Jul 2021
Beaujolais Nouveau fomented an assumption that the region’s wine cannot age. Humbug! It’s more a case that too few wine connoisseurs have the nous to tuck away a few Beaujolais bottles from its finest appellations such as Morgon or Moulin-à-Vent from its finest growers.
Vinous Table: The Silver Birch, London, UK
Vinous Table, United Kingdom
, Jul 2021
Returning to Chiswick after lockdown, I wanted to try something different, and so I booked a table at The Silver Birch, which had the misfortune to open between lockdowns last year.
A Shard of Greek Sunshine
featured, Greece
, Jun 2021
In my obituary for Harry Gill, I mentioned that our last conversation concerned a long-proposed tasting of wines from his beloved homeland, Greece. He was always holding court at the bar of his restaurant, serving and celebrating Greek wines in his own inimitable way. Some did not quite match his enthusiasm, but every now and then I discovered an absolute gem like the Assyrtiko from Hatzidakis Winery that could whisk you away to a sun-kissed Mediterranean island on the rainiest winter afternoon.
Cellar Favorite: 1996 Lynch-Moussas
France: Bordeaux, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jun 2021
Much of aristocratic Pauillac has become too expensive for many wine-lovers in recent years. That classification back in 1855 went straight to its head. Yet, there are gems to be discovered…if you know where to look.
Vinous Table: SO|LA, London, UK
Vinous Table, United Kingdom
, Jun 2021
Given that restaurants have only just reopened, it is unsurprising for me to pronounce this the best meal I have eaten so far in 2021. Whether any restaurant will be able to match it is another question. The bar has been set extremely high.
Symington: 2019 Single Quintas New Releases
featured, Portugal
, Jun 2021
The 2019 vintage in the Douro may not have coerced Symingtons into a declaration, but it did lay the foundation for a set of new single Quintas releases.
Cellar Favorite: 1998 Domaine Georges Roumier Morey-Saint-Denis Clos de la Bussière 1er Cru
France: Burgundy, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jun 2021
There is no point in restating the fact that I, along with countless other Burgundy-lovers, adore the wines of Christophe Roumier. Oops, I did it again!
Beyond Wine: Album Review of Floating Points, Pharoah Saunders, London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
Beyond Wine
, Jun 2021
I cannot write too much about Promises – it is something you really have to listen to and immerse yourself in, preferably late at night with the lights dimmed, preferably on vinyl on a high-end audiophile system.