Wine
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London drenched in sun
I arrived back from Paris last night to a heat wave in London. Even though it was 11PM, I was sweating in my brown leather jacket and sundress. This morning, I woke up to the sun shining through my window, made coffee, ran a few errands and made my way into the office. Ridiculously warm Read more
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I want to B-A part of B-A, Buenos Aires, Big Apple
Read this article recently – Creative wine tasting in Buenos Aires? Sounds very enticing….perhaps my next trip will be to Buenos Aires to test out their approach to building a walkable wine route in the city… Because, honestly – the only bad part about visiting most wineries is having to drive in between! Plus – Read more
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The land of jewels, vines and feta cheese
I’m just returning from 6 lovely days on the beautiful island of Santorini. For those of you that have been before, we stayed in Pyrgos which is away from the major tourist areas of Fira and Ia. Major bonus was that, without planning it, we ended up right in the middle of fields of vines! Read more
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Its been a while…
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 Read more
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Crazy Cardiff-ian Crab
I had a work event in Cardiff last week. What a great city! The sun was shining, atmosphere buzzing and the cab drivers were giving impromptu tours of the landmarks. Our event was at the Coal Exchange near the water. Lots of pretty old style buildings and plenty of happy, welcoming people. After the event Read more
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Vina Alarde Rioja Reserva 2006
I’ll admit it – I tried this wine a few months ago and thus don’t remember exactly why I liked it. But I obviously enjoyed it enough to take a picture of it. So here you are – a really nice Rioja for you to try. In my opinion, good Rioja can be hard to Read more