mumura

So, I know its been a while since I updated this. But don’t worry – I have been drinking wine and testing them for you (as I know you can’t be bothered to do it yourself…jesting of course) – and thus I have a few very tasty morsels for you to take advantage of. But first, where the hell have I been?

–I’ve had my heart broken. Its been a rough few months. Its amazing how your standards in wine drop when you just want something to cry over with your girlfriends!

–I finished my Advanced WSET course – and am now awaiting my results. It’s a 50/50 chance that I passed – it was ridiculously hard. If you have taken it and disagree, please don’t tell me. I have decided to take a break and “absorb” my learnings before considering going on to do my diploma. Plus, I have to actually pass first. The best part of that course really has to be that I have developed a network of fun, interesting people in London who love wine and we already have our next date in the diary to meet up.

–I kicked off a wine tasting club in my office. My office is pretty cool for a lot of stuff – but when you can convince the executive chef to let you use his budget to buy a bunch of yummy wine and serve it up to our employees just for fun – its pretty awesome. Next tasting is in June…

–I have started to realise just how much I want to live in wine country. Seriously. I mean – it might sound like a no brainer but I never feel more at home than when I am in the country, near fields of vines. I want a house with a bouncy castle in the back yard (for adults of course) and a few big dogs running around. A milkman who delivers my eggs and dairy a few times a week and a host of wineries down the road that provide local tipples for BBQs and evenings by the fire.

On to the wines! These are a few of the true gems that I tried over the last few months. Plenty more that I have left off and will revisit in the near future!

LOVE: Bierzo. Dominio De Tares, Cepas Viejas 2005: I love Bierzo, yummy fruit, proper oaking and ridiculously fancy.
£19 per bottle (bought at a teensy shop up in Lancashire)

Domaine Henri Gouges, Nuits St Georges AC, 2007: This was a bottle I picked up in Paris in January. It was an excellent Pinot Noir but to be honest? I like a bit more meat on the bones of a Pinot. This was good – but it wasn’t my version of fantastic.
€30 per bottle (bought at Auges in Paris)