It shook me when an acquaintance asked recently what "syrah" signified on a wine-label. He pronounced the first syllable as in "cyber" rather than, correctly, as in "synergy" Read more
Have you wondered why a wine-bottle should traditionally have a punt, that depression in its base? In fact no one seems entirely certain how it originated Read more
The Platter tasting season is drawing to an end (just a few dozen out of 250-odd samples left) and I can look forward to once more regularly choosing what wines I want to drink. Read more