Some may say that the acronym was distasteful. Some may even go as far to say it was silly, irreverent and juvenile, and me even sillierRead More

As is so often the way in my chaotic life I ordered a bunch of Italian wines, duly sampled and wrote the tasting notes, lost theRead More

Football totally passes me by. Like sport in general simply no interest. But even I couldn’t miss that there is something rather largish about to happenRead More

“Here he goes again – banging on about how grape blends are soooo much more interesting than single varietals… he’ll be raving over some South AfricanRead More

It was all a bit mad really. Four wine makers, a duo of wines opened in front of them and us given just ten minutes toRead More

The 24th Loire Valley Wine Trade Fair/Salon des Vins de Loire ran over three days (1st – 3rd February 2010) last week. In addition to theRead More

What is it with Grenache/Carignan/Syrah blends? Those deep savoury edged, black fruit wonders that make my heart quiver. And why is those from the South ofRead More

Given the synergy between wine and food it is somewhat surprising that of the dozens of trade tastings only one or two lay on food specificallyRead More

For those who don’t follow Spittoon on Twitter (via wine_scribbler) a recap on the twitter tasting notes sent during the South African Wine Mega Tasting. HeldRead More