Month: May 2016

  •   Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise is one the better known sweet wines, a situation not disadvantaged by its poetic name. But do you know how it got this name? On the face of it, this is straightforward. It is made from Muscat grapes, and it comes from the town of Beaumes-de-Venise in Provence, due east of…

  • Come down to the Fulham Wine Rooms on Thursday 5th May for my wine tasting ‘Rioja Old and New’. Last April, I put on a tasting called ‘Traditional Rioja’ and this event will take that theme forward. Rioja has changed enormously since the 1970s, with at least three new ‘style movements’ and more in the pipeline. I will…

  • From time to time, I hold wine tastings and dinners in London and Singapore. Forthcoming tastings in London are as follows: Rioja Old and New For: Chelsea and Fulham Wine Society When: 6:30pm Thursday 5th May 2016 Venue: Fulham Wine Rooms, 871-3 Fulham Rd, London SW6 5HP Cost: £25 Book via: Gary White gw1laptop@gogglemail.com Pinot Noir…