Syrah is right up there with Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo as my favourite red grape varieties. There’s something about the savoury, meaty, herbal nature of the wine that really appeals to me, and over the last few years I’ve enjoyed chasing it around the world, experiencing different styles in every region and country. The undisputed […]
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; there’s almost nothing quite as much fun as discovering a new, high quality producer completely by accident. When you spend your days reading, studying and writing about wine as well as giving tastings and classes, you learn a lot about producers you’ve never actually tasted, which […]
Jean Foillard is the producer who completely changed my perception of Beaujolais, and remains my favourite producer in the region to this day. When I first learnt about Beaujolais during my intensive week doing the WSET Level 3 Course in London, the focus of Beaujolais was Beaujolais Noveau and the use of carbonic maceration in […]
Getting to grips with Italian white wine is something I’ve always found particularly difficult. Partly due to the availability of the wines locally, partly due to their lack of distinguishing features in a global market and partly due to how many choices there are! Italy has long been known as the country with the broadest […]
The renaissance of South African wines shows no signs of slowing down. After close to 100 years of political isolation and damaging local policies, the South African wine industry has had barely 2 decades to get back on a level playing field with the world, and boy have they. An industry that was previously dominated […]