10th May 2010
2009 Eva's Vineyard Chenin Blanc/Pinot Grigio/Kiralyleanyka, Neszmely Region (£3.99, 12%, Waitrose). This has to be the best value white wine in the country at the moment: a spicy, aromatic Hungarian blend with lovely... Read more
27th Apr 2009
You don’t need an excuse to go to Mendoza in February, especially when you’ve shivered and grumbled your way through a British winter. There’s something rather liberating about jumping on a plane in London and arriving, 20... Read more
27th Apr 2009
Mercedes Sosa, Argentina’s greatest folk singer, was performing at a festival in Mendoza recently. These days she’s barely mobile – the result of advancing years and, one suspects, a few too many barbecues – but her... Read more
7th Mar 2009
Providing reliable statistics is not an Italian speciality. You've got more chance of sharing a glass of Prosecco with the Pope than of securing up-to-date information about what's planted in the country's vineyards. A local politician down... Read more