I’ve just spent a week in Sicily, near to Palermo. This volcanic island, home of Mount Etna is off the toe of Italy towards Tunisia, a geographical and cultural bridge between North Africa and Europe. As a result, Sicily has been invaded by just about everybody over the course of its history. What was probably bad…
“The quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten” Sir Henry Royce I am often asked about the price of a bottle of wine and if spending more delivers a proportionate increase in quality. Assuming you already like the style of wine in question – and a similar example is compared – then the…
Just about the perfect expression of Village Chablis, which drinks like a Premier Cru! Remarkably pure flavours of stone fruit, with mouth-watering complexity, balance and haunting mineral notes. 2011 Domaine Moreau-Naudet Chablis, Burgundy Produced in the picturesque “cool climate” village of Chablis, one of the most famous wine-producing areas of Burgundy. At 13.5 hectares, Domaine…
Jo Ahearne, MW There can be many elements akin to a competitive sport in the world of wine. I’ve got smaller/bigger barrels than you; or newer/older oak; bigger vineyards or smaller; more specific vineyards surrounded by dry stone walls; biggest bottles in the world; oldest vintages in the world; most complete vertical collection…I could go…
