The view from the bedroom – and what a view! The Raimat Castle in Spain, has a series of rooms offered to visiting journalists, retailers andRead More

Sunday Wine Shot 004 A simple flower arrangement in the ‘hut’ located in the Vina Pomal vineyards, Rioja, Spain. Brings back memories of a fabulous lunchRead More

Sunday Wine Shot 001 – Taking inspiration from my good friend Cooksister’s regular Saturday photo slot, this is the first of a regular Sunday posting ofRead More

Bubbles make a party. But to be honest, this is not the world’s most impressive sparkling rosé. It’s fine. Absolutely nothing wrong with it at all.Read More

I can’t keep up. For three weeks I’ve had today marked in the Outlook calendar as Tempranillo Day, for some bright spark has designated today asRead More

There use to be a tapas bar in my little country town; it didn’t last. While the food was great and the prices ok there wasRead More

It’s an iconic little shack, seen a million times in wine magazines and publicity shots, emblazoned with the winery’s name. Shack is doing it an injustice.Read More

Five Days/Five Wines: Saturday 9th July Siva and Phil pop round for a coffee; forewarned I picked up three Butterscotch Pecan Yum Yum’s from Waitrose (99pRead More

You couldn’t get more of a contrast. The previous day there were scrubby little patches of vines, precariously eking out an existence on the hills aboveRead More

OK, so which plonker left his copious, in-depth, beautifully crafted Codorníu Cava tasting notes in a certain Barcelona hotel room? That’ll be me then. What thisRead More