Thankfully I have some tastings this coming month, it has been a dreadful blow to business this Covid-19 nonsense!! And as is often the case I have a mix of dietary requirements, from those that eat everything, to vegetarians and vegans and people with allergies and intolerances. It is true it adds more time and costs me more, but with…
Beetroot in any format is delicious in my mind, however one of the most fabulous ways to enjoy it in the summer months is to bbq it. The markets here sell pre bbq’d versions at a somewhat elevated price!!! You see them looking all wrinkled and blackened. When I first moved here it was a revelation, but I decided to…
Tomorrow night I am tasting two wines from Château Maris in the Minervois. Le Touge 2017 and Les Planels 2017, both Syrah based wines made biodynamicaly from one of the regions pioneers of biodynamic farming. These are wines that are big on fruit, spice and alcohol. In this heat the alcohol can be a bit off putting so I am…
So part two of the Domaine Jones wine pairings concerns the Perle Carignan 2017. A fabulous wine made from 100% Carignan from 100 year old vines. Katie mixes Carignan from two vineyards, one in Tuchan and the other in neighbouring Paziols. Despite the vines advanced years it produces a wine that is vibrantly fresh and full of dark, crunchy red…
I have recently been working with Katie from Domaine Jones in Tuchan. I held a tasting on Instagram Live with Honor from Maison de la Roche the other week showing Domaine Jones’ Fitou 2017 and Muscat 2019. You can see it on IGTV here and this week she asked me to match two of her wines with recipes for her…