Stories from Confessions of a Wino

  1. Nicole Chanrian, Cote-de-Brouilly, 2009

    Confessions of a Wino &bull Dec 27, 2011

    Beaujolais 2009 seems to be getting better and better. I've still got a case or two, supposedly improving with age but, in reality, finding its way into my belly faster than the breaking of a New Year resolution. Take this… Full Story »

  2. What to buy a Wino for Christmas

    Confessions of a Wino &bull Dec 4, 2011

    Do you know a wine snob? I bet he/she has so many hectolitres of wine in various nooks and crannies of their house that they have considered converting their lawn mower to run on ethanol. Buying them another bottle seems… Full Story »

  3. EWBC needs a rebrand

    Confessions of a Wino &bull Dec 1, 2011

    The popularity of the European Wine Bloggers Conference is growing so fast I am expecting it to be leading the voting on X-Factor next week. Yet it is going through something of an identity crisis. For a start, I am… Full Story »

  4. Rip-off wine markups? There's an app for that.

    Confessions of a Wino &bull Nov 7, 2011

    Andy Hayler is living proof that being a software entrepreneur can actually season globe-trotting gastronautismological ambitions. And he has finally managed to combine both careers, commercially, with the launch of Wine Search, an iPhone app that checks the price of… Full Story »

  5. Berardo Chianti Classico Riserva, Castello di Bossi 2007

    Confessions of a Wino &bull Nov 2, 2011

    Spending a weekend in Brescia at the European Wine Bloggers Conference, seemed a pretty good way to try to fill in some of the blind spots in my wine knowledge, namely, pretty much all Italian wine. But due to "real"… Full Story »

  6. Domaine Tempier, La Migoua, 2006

    Confessions of a Wino &bull Sep 7, 2011

    And while we are on the topic of barking mad wines, I've had a variety six pack of Domaine Tempier in the rack for a while now. Meanwhile, the perfect wine marriage for beans on toast remains unconsummated in my… Full Story »

  7. Hochar, 2003

    Confessions of a Wino &bull Sep 1, 2011

    The wines of Chateau Musar are often thought of as a tad barking mad. At #EWBC 2008 in La Rioja, delegates were presented with a blind tasting. Not one person out of 50 odd wine buffs got even close to… Full Story »

  8. Scalini Fedeli, Tribeca, New York

    Confessions of a Wino &bull Aug 25, 2011

    Scalini Fedeli is such a high end Italian, it could be the Silvio Berlusconi of restaurants. As I walk in, I imagine Wall St bankers taking their prey to be softened up with an expensive Chianti before mugging them for… Full Story »

  9. Top ten wine blogs?

    Confessions of a Wino &bull Aug 24, 2011

    Who are these jokers? That's certainly not the order I would put them in. And Confessions of a Wino would definitely not be in my top ten of UK wine blogs. Laughable. I am not even trying to make money… Full Story »

  10. Domaine Raynier, St Chinian 2009

    Confessions of a Wino &bull Aug 23, 2011

    Avoiding ugly tasting shite like Echo Falls, where do we look for a cheap, but decent, red wine? South America is one place to focus on, where even the big brands can taste excellent. The next place to look is… Full Story »

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