Tag Archives: Wine

Booze interview: Anne Burchett

Posted on 23/01/2021 by Henry

Today I’m delighted to have wine professional and writer Anne Burchett on the blog. She’s the author of a tale of skulduggery in the wine business, Tasting Notes. There seems to be something in the air when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Beyond Badoit: a look a Japanese wine

Posted on 19/07/2020 by Henry

This is something I wrote for Kanpai! last year on Japanese wine. It’s Suntory’s magazine but it’s not boringly on-brand. Worth a read if you see a copy.  I was on my way to the annual Koshu wine event last … Continue reading →

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Booze interview: Peter Stafford-Bow

Posted on 19/06/2020 by Henry

Today on the blog I’m delighted to have mysterious author Peter Stafford-Bow, author of a series of comic novels set within the wine business featuring Felix Hart. The latest, Firing Blancs, has just come out. Firing Blancs, what a good … Continue reading →

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5 things I’ve learnt from 10 years in drink

Posted on 24/05/2020 by Henry

I’ve been writing this blog on and off for ten years, so I’ve now got a decade’s worth of experience as a drinks writer to share with you, dear reader. I’ve witnessed the rise of natural wine, I’ve seen the … Continue reading →

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Wine merchants – the fourth emergency service

Posted on 10/04/2020 by Henry

Here’s a little post highlighting a couple of local Kent wine merchants who are pivoting, sorry, adapting, to the new circumstances plus a cracking offer for German wine lovers. Something cheered me up on Wednesday immensely. I ran into Fabio … Continue reading →

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Oporto: city of wine and stodgy food

Posted on 01/03/2020 by Henry

Like a lot of wine writers, I have a particularly soft spot for Oporto and the Douro valley, possibly the most beautiful wine region in the world. Here’s something I wrote for Boisdale Life magazine on just this subject: After … Continue reading →

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Is there such a thing as good taste?

Posted on 07/01/2020 by Henry

In this essay, I put on my thinking beret, stroke my chin and delve into the vexed question of to what extent taste in food and wine is entirely arbitrary. “Everybody thinks they have good taste and a sense of … Continue reading →

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World of Booze returns

Posted on 28/12/2019 by Henry

Merry Christmas! Here’s a picture of what I drank over the festive period. Obviously, we drank a lot more than this but these were the highlights: But I’m not writing to show off the fine booze consumed. Well, I am … Continue reading →

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Booze interview – Glen David Gold

Posted on 27/06/2018 by Henry

Glen David Gold is probably best known for his debut novel, Carter Beats the Devil, and its follow up Sunnyside. When I was in publishing I worked on the publicity for the latter and we spent a very pleasant, at … Continue reading →

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An evening at Pied à Terre

Posted on 09/12/2017 by Henry

Regular readers will know that blind wine tasting is not one of my fortes. You can read about my misadventures at the Oxford vs Cambridge annual wine competition here. But I think when the pressures off, I might actually be … Continue reading →

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