We had another full house for our Australian wine tasting evening on September 5th. Here are our impressions: The quality of Australian wine has come on in leaps and bounds … Read More
Anthony Barton – in the best possible taste:
image courtesy of David Eley, A Good Nose.Com Specialist wine merchants Nickolls and Perks have an enviable reputation for hosting great wine-tasting events. This one really has us excited: … Read More
Sweet Dreams are made of this…
As all of you addicted to Come Dine With Me will know, a nice glass of pudding wine is a great way to round off a dinner party with your … Read More
Italians Win In The Value Stakes!!
Tasting Date 4th July 2010 The complexity of Italian wines brings fear and trepidation to the most seasoned professional so the temptation to play it safe and show some of the … Read More
Go for Gold at this year’s Olympics!
The Olympics will soon be coming to town, a welcome relief particularly for the Greeks from the constant barrage of gloomy economic news. Greece, the birth place of the games, … Read More
A tour around France with Susy Atkins – a real treat…
N&P had been awarded this ‘Celebration of French Vineyards Masterclass’ with Susy, as winners of the Wines of France competition initiated by wine trade journal Harpers. James Baker master-minded our … Read More
Grands Jours de Bourgogne
The Grands Jours de Bourgogne is a biannual event organised by the Burgundy Wine Board, to show off the wines of the region, which is aptly named in france ‘Cote … Read More
The Cava stole the show….
Much amusement was had last night in the atmospheric candlelit N&P cellars, as we were lead blind by James Baker, our resident speaker, sniffing and slurping through six individual sparkling wines, the process … Read More
Flavours of the Grain…March
Though Whisky has been revived as a specialist field for several years now down at the Ye Olde Corner Shoppe in Stourbridge, the arrival of beer is definitely hot off … Read More
Flavours of the Grape…March
I have heard it said by many a nostalgic winetrader -‘Its not like the old days’- referring to the fun and games had by members of the wine trade in … Read More