I decided not to write about last week’s tasting, sake. Whilst it was excellent and illuminating it would have been challenging to summarise succinctly. That said this week there was more to learn with a region I knew little about, Savoie. It’s situated in the South East of France, skiing country and its landscape dominated […]
It’s an interesting time for Sherwood with Ginza closing and La Capanna changing hands though in truth those are the sort of place I have visited little over the last few years. The new wave of establishments have been pretty successful though with the likes of; Pistachio, Rikki Rakkas, Kraftwerks and Rikshaw reinvigorating the food […]
Alongside the evenings where everyone brings a bottle we have sessions where one person organises the whole tasting at Nottingham Wine Circle. The week someone chose to focus on Pinot Noir from various regions, outside of just Burgundy that we already know and love. We began with a modest NV Cremant de Bourgogne from the […]
Information about Nottingham Wine Circle — Kooyong, Faultline Chardonnay, 2018 – I am a big fan of new world, cool climate Chardonnay and this was right up my street. A lot of struck match and classy oak on the nose with lemon pith and melon intensity at the front of the palate and a long […]
As the temperature plummets a lunchtime sandwich often really doesn’t cut it. But where do you go? Something warm and cheap(ish) if required…. but not unhealthy when you were meant to be good in January. Look no further than the likes of these establishments who I think fit that bill. They are remarkably similar in […]