By Robert Giorgione on May 8, 2012
Over the past eighteen months or so, I have attended many wine tastings and events. This blog article features a selection of Australian wines and a few of my personal highlights from those various tastings. Please note: the word ‘iconic’ may crop up more than once and rest assured this piece does not contain any macademia nuts! [...]
Posted in Tasting Notes, Wine Reviews | Tagged Aplus Wines, Australia, Australia First Families of Wine, Australian Wine, Enotria, Liberty Wines, Negociants UK, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier, Tasting Notes, Vanya Cullen, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting, Yvonne May |
By Robert Giorgione on May 5, 2012
During these tough times during the recession we are all watching the pennies. However, at the same time, with regards to food and beverage items we have plenty of choice on offer and at varying levels of quality. Normally, you go with what you know – brands that you are familiar with and from people [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Interviews, Wine Reviews | Tagged Borough Market, Borough Wines, Bottle re-cycling, Christophe Lechevalier, Famers' Markets, Food and wine matching, Interviews, L'Entrepot, Local Community, Locavore, Muriel Chatel, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, wine blogs, Wine merchant, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on May 4, 2012
Very soon we will hopefully hear the sound of leather on willow on our quaint village green, the clinking of glasses, thumping of racquets and grunting of the great and the good, whilst watching another tennis match at Wimbledon. Will it be sunny or raining again? Please understand dear readers that I am trying very [...]
Posted in Tasting Notes, Videos, Wine Reviews | Tagged 2012 London Olympics, Bacchus, Balfour Sparkling Rose, Borough Market, Camel Valley, Chapel Down, Darnibole, Diamond Jubilee, English Sparkling Wine, English Vineyard, English Wine, Hush Heath Estate, Julia Stafford, Kerner, Laithwaites, Madeline Angevine, Pinot Noir, Richard Balfour-Lyn, Ridgeview Wine Estate, riesling, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sam Lindo, Tasting Notes, The Wine Pantry, Videos, Waitrose, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting, You Tube |
By Robert Giorgione on May 2, 2012
This is a press release from David Cox (Director New Zealand Wine Growers – Europe). Please note that there will NOT be a generic New Zealand Wine Growers at this year’s London International Wine Fair at Excel in Docklands. Visit New Zealand wineries at LIWF 2012 You don’t need to look too far to find a [...]
Posted in Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Otago, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, David Cox, eBook, Excel, Family of Twelve, Gewurztraminer, Gimblett Gravels, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, LIWF, London International Wine Fair, London International Wine Trade Fair, Marlborough, Martinborough, Merlot, Nelson, New Zealand, New Zealand Wine Growers, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, riesling, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Waipara, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting |
By Robert Giorgione on May 2, 2012
With regards to my roving sommelier consultancy and activities, a large slice of what I do is to provide wine advice, bespoke tastings, masterclasses and food and wine pairing ideas. In addition, a huge chunk of my website is devoted to mouth-watering wine reviews, tasting notes, delicious recipes, foodie experiences and interactive videos. I literally eat, drink and [...]
Posted in Competitions, Food and Wine Matching, Monthly Photo Caption Competition, Recipes, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Competitions, Eveline Fraser, Fleur McCree, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Gewurztraminer, Little Beauty, Marlborough, New Zealand, Niamh Shields, Pinot Gris, recipe, Recipes, riesling, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Signe Johansen, Sommelier Stories, wine blogs, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on May 2, 2012
Last week I hosted another one of my Roving Sommelier Pop Ups. The wine style, which was topic of round table discussion was Syrah (a.k.a Shiraz). In addition, during the relaxed and informal tasting we came up with some food and wine matching ideas and which would be the best dish or ingredient to be most enjoyable with [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Recipes, Wine Reviews | Tagged Adnams, Australian Wine, Beef, Duck, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay, L'Atelier des Chefs, New Zealand, recipe, Recipes, Rhone Valley, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Savouring Syrah, Shiraz, Sommelier, Syrah, Venison, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting |
By Robert Giorgione on April 30, 2012
WINES OF SOUTH AFRICA INVITES YOU TO THE ‘TEN REASONS TO VISIT’ TASTING Explore South Africa’s wine routes with a tasting showcasing 10 top wines from each region. Each wine estate will also provide details of an exciting visitor experience to be had at the winery. WIN A TRIP TO CAPE WINE 2012! As part [...]
Posted in Competitions, Wine Reviews | Tagged Competitions, Jo Wehring, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier, South African Wines, Tim Atkin MW, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting, Wines of South Africa, WOSA |
By Robert Giorgione on April 30, 2012
Last week was a pretty busy one, especially with all the shenanigans of the IWC and DWWA wine judging going on. I still managed to squeeze in another one of my Roving Sommelier Pop Up wine tastings. I hosted the event in collaboration with an international group of financial high-flyers (CAIA) at Laithwaites (The Arch at [...]
Posted in Tasting Notes, Wine Reviews | Tagged Borough Market, CAIA, Food and wine matching, German wines, Laithwaites, Pinot Noir, Portuguese Wine, riesling, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sauvignon Blanc, Sommelier, Spanish Wine, Tasting Notes, Vinopolis, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting |
By Robert Giorgione on April 27, 2012
I was mooching around Borough Market the other day and seeing as I had a little bit of time to kill before my Roving Sommelier Pop Up Wine tasting at Laithwaites/Vinopolis on Stoney Street, I thought I would stop off at English Wine specialists “The Wine Pantry” and sample a few of their wares. Julia [...]
Posted in Tasting Notes, Wine Reviews | Tagged Astley Vineyard, Borough Market, English Wine, Julia Stafford, Kerner, Laithwaites, Leventhorpe Vineyard, Madeleine Angevine, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Seyval Blanc, Tasting Notes, The Wine Pantry, Vinopolis, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting |
By Robert Giorgione on April 22, 2012
It was a great pleasure to host my third Roving Sommelier Pop Up Blind Tasting. Last year we had “Ravenous For Riesling” in January 2011. Then we had “Craving For Chenin” in June 2011. So, next up was the opportunity for the characterful Syrah grape to step up to the plate and be put under [...]
Posted in Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, Videos, Wine Reviews | Tagged Adnams, An Epicurean Odyssey, Argentina, Australia, California, Chile, Crozes Hermitage, De Bortoli, Dr John Forrest, Hawkes Bay, James Millton, Jim Barry, Laytons, Margaret River, New Zealand, Paritua, Rhone Valley, Richard Hemming, Robert Giorgione, Rosemary George MW, Roving Sommelier, Savouring Syrah, Shiraz, Shobbrook, Sommelier Stories, South African Wines, Syrah, Tasting Notes, Tinpot Hut, Videos, Walla Walla, Washington State, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting, Yalumba, Yarra Valley, You Tube |
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