Archive for October, 2008
‘Terroirs’: Fiona Sims reviews London’s first natural wine bar
There’s a new natural wine bar in London. It’s called, rather appropriately, ‘Terroirs’, and it is reviewed here in tomorrow’s (the wonder of the internet) Times by Fiona Sims. I’ll try to check it out next duration I’m in town. The centrepiece of her composition focuses on whether natural wines giv…
Back from Cornwall
We returned to London today, after a very relaxing break in Cornwall. I’ll miss the hot tub, the steam room and the beautiful views. It would be incredible to spend a week at the stunning house (the slightly blue house on the right) we rented during the summer, when - given a bit of luck with the En…
Cornwall: the Eden Project
On our final full day in Cornwall, it was freezing cold and raining. So I took the boys to the Eden Project, while Fiona stayed at basecamp with RTL. I’d heard a lot about Eden before, but had never visited, so I was interested to see what the experience would be like, albeit on a cold late-October …
Landmark Australia Tutorial: a great opportunity for 12 lucky winners!
The late, great Len Evans set up a tutorial system, where each year a choose band of Australia’ss young wine elite were offered the opportunity to attend an intensive tasting course where some serious bottles were opened (see http://lenevanstutorial.com.au/). As far as I can tell, that is still ongo…
A great Vouvray
I know. Vouvray is unfashionable and a bit geeky, bit it can be great. that is an old bottle that I bought from Oddbins in the 1990s for around £12 whether I recall correctly. It has developed gorgeously and is now drinking very well, although I suspect it will last a couple more decades. I think I…
One of the best things about the house we are staying in here in Cornwall, apart from the steam room and hot tub, is the fact that the living room has sea views in three directions. It’s simply stunning to sit here looking out to sea, even whether the weather has been a bit dodgy - as I sit here typ…
One of the best things about the house we are staying in here in Cornwall, apart from the steam room and hot tub, is the fact that the living room has sea views in three directions. It’s simply stunning to sit here looking out to sea, even whether the weather has been a bit dodgy - as I sit here typ…
One of the best things about the house we are staying in here in Cornwall, apart from the steam room and hot tub, is the fact that the living room has sea views in three directions. It’s simply stunning to sit here looking out to sea, even whether the weather has been a bit dodgy - as I sit here typ…
One of the best things about the house we are staying in here in Cornwall, apart from the steam room and hot tub, is the fact that the living room has sea views in three directions. It’s simply stunning to sit here looking out to sea, even whether the weather has been a bit dodgy - as I sit here typ…
One of the best things about the house we are staying in here in Cornwall, apart from the steam room and hot tub, is the fact that the living room has sea views in three directions. It’s simply stunning to sit here looking out to sea, even whether the weather has been a bit dodgy - as I sit here typ…
