Tag Archives: Languedoc

Let’s be Franc

Posted on 03/12/2015 by Henry

I was going to call this post Can I be Franc with You but I looked in the voluminous World of Booze archive and discovered that I’d already written an article called that. There are only so many puns in … Continue reading →

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You think this lion is going to eat the zebra but what happens next will blow your mind

Posted on 01/10/2014 by Henry

I’ve been trying to get up-to-date, to learn a bit about the future rather than burying my head in the sand and hoping that it’ll go back to 2002. I’ve stopped saying SOE (Special Forces Executive) when I mean SEO … Continue reading →

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The irresistible rise of Picpoul

Posted on 22/08/2014 by Henry

If you’re anything like me, you probably can’t wait to read what the big names of the British wine world, yer McQuittys, yer Becketts, yer Moores, are drinking this summer. To a woman this year, they have picked a Picpoul de Pinet. … Continue reading →

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On cellaring ordinary wines

Posted on 07/05/2014 by Henry

It’s not often I get told off for not talking about wine. In fact a few years ago a flatmate bought me a heavy glass ashtray and said that she’d brain me with it if I started pontificating on the … Continue reading →

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Why it’s better to drink wine with those you love

Posted on 20/01/2014 by Henry

It’s been a long time since I last posted. I’ve been busy working on my still-nascent-but-perhaps-actually-about-to happen-book which is very exciting (potentially.) Less excitingly but more lucratively I have been writing travel guides to cities that I’ve never visited. Normally … Continue reading →

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Lady column – Perfect Ten

Posted on 13/11/2013 by Henry

Rather ominously, the Lady have stopped putting my columns online so I’ll be posting them on my blog instead. Here’s my 2nd November offering: As soon as I’m handed a wine list in restaurant, especially a good one, my mind … Continue reading →

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The Romance of Wine

Posted on 23/05/2011 by Henry

It was after visiting a tiny vineyard in Faugeres that I decided to sell my flat in London, buy some land and make wine. Domaine Sarabande consists of  an Australian/Irish couple Paul and Isla Gordon, four hectares of vines and a garage with some … Continue reading →

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Venturing out

Posted on 12/05/2011 by Henry

‘I wandered out in the world for years, and you just stayed in your room. I saw the crescent, you saw the whole of the moon.’ The Waterboys When it comes to creative inspiration, people fall into two camps,  they can … Continue reading →

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Tasting notes from the Languedoc

Posted on 30/03/2011 by Henry

In Andrew Barr’s provocative book, Wine Snobbery, (a book that really needs a whole post) published many years ago he refers to the narcissism of wine writers who publish their tasting notes. For Mr Barr they should be used only … Continue reading →

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