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Top 10 Tips for a Greener Restaurant
By Jamie Ford Quite rightly ‘Green Issues’ are increasingly on the forefront of people’s minds. Questions arise such as: How can we be more environmentally friendly? How can we make sure our lives and...
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The wines of Thierry Matrot
by Robert Giorgione, http://robertfoodwinetravel.blogspot.com Why is it that over the years wines produced from Chardonnay have got a bit of a bad rep? Why is it that we consider more positively and...
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The Matadors of Toro
by Donald Edwards, sommelier and wine blogger at http://notesfromthedregs.blogspot.com The Spanish idolise the bull, the Toro is hewn into their collective subconscious like no other nation. 1942 when...
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Imbibe 2010: The perils of blind tasting
by Gareth Groves Everyone knows blind tasting is tough. It is a vinous minefield that can damage reputations and ego in equal measure. One is reminded of the old Harry Waugh story, when the legendary...
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A Sommelier watches Sideways. At Last.
by Gal Zohar, http://myhaidu.wordpress.com Last night I cracked. After 6 long years of resistance it all fell apart. Or, like the King would put it, “6 years down the drain”. I watched Sideways last...
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What is a vino da meditazione?
By Juel Mahoney http://www.winewomansong.co.uk/ I love reading wine tasting notes in Italian. I always want to sing it back. For example, what is a vino da meditazione? It’s an intriguing term often...
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Stonier International Pinot Noir Tasting – London
By Erica Fowler Stonier International Pinot Noir Tasting They say that Pinot Noir is the heartbreak grape, and I would agree with that. No other wine seems to bring out the same levels of passion,...
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Luigi Buonanno: Are all rosé wines dull?
By Luigi Buonanno, Wine Buyer and Group Sommelier at Etrusca restaurants It is a common thought that fine wine is red. This is due to the fact that the most complex and long–lived wines are red, but a...
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“I am a legend!”– Toasting Ben Collins
by Gareth Groves “I am a legend!” The great Ben Collins is indeed a Bibendum legend. He’s been here from the very beginning, half his life in fact, selling fine wine to the great and the good around...
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Sherry, Food and the Trade
by Juel Mahoney Ask me about sherry and I will say I love it. Like most people in the wine trade, I’ve been banging the drum for sherry for years. Only recently has it gained prominence on certain...
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