By Robert Giorgione on May 15, 2013
Seeing as today’s #WineWednesday on Twitter, I thought I would treat you to a little question. Do you prefer to drink Pinot Gris or Pinot Grigio? By the way, this is not supposed to be a trick question, but essentially the two wines are produced from the same grape variety. Yes, Pinot Gris (French) is [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on February 12, 2013
Cheese can be a very challenging ingredient to match wines – even for a well-seasoned sommelier. Staple classics that have been embedded into our gastronomic heritage such as a mature Stilton and Vintage Port are great marriages of tastes and flavours. But why do these combinations work? Before choosing a wine to match with cheese, [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on September 12, 2012
Much has been written and spoken about biodynamics over the years. But at the end of the day, do we actually know any more about it. Are we any wiser to the mysterious winemaking ‘hocus pocus’ and goings-on behind closed cellar doors in various regions of the world that practise this esoteric form of agriculture. [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on May 20, 2012
Allegedly, there’s a vicious rumour going around that Riesling wines do not work well with food. Either people think that they are too sweet or they believe that Riesling is too light to stand up to food. This of course is absolute rubbish and I would like to dispel this myth once and for all. [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on April 19, 2012
Food and wine matching from the Roving Sommelier. This is a quick and simple recipe from my own repertoire, which I love cooking from time to time. It takes no more than 30 minutes to prepare and cook this tasty curry and makes for a perfect fish course as part of a dinner party or [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on January 30, 2011
During Jaunary in London, it’s customary for there to be a whole plethora of wine tastings and events. On each day solid, for around a fortnight, pretty much everyone within the wine industry is frantically tasting and scribbling to keep up with all that’s going on. Normally, the great and the good all end up with a lot [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on January 21, 2011
Most of you probably know by now that I absolutely adore Riesling. Well, in equal measure, if that were possible, I am also rather fond of white aromatic varietals in general and especially the wines from the region of Alsace. In particular, one of my favourites, which have produced top quality wines for many generations [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on May 1, 2010
A lot of people say that you never forget where you were at the time JFK was shot or when Elvis died. In addition, you always never forget the first bottle of wine you bought. In our lives, we all have an experience, a kind of “ahhhh yes…that is it!” moment, primarily involving wine, when [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on February 5, 2010
It has been a busy January in London. From time to time, there have been up to four wine tastings and events in one day. Moreover, I have been tasting wines from all over the world. Wines have come from both hemispheres and I have had the opportunity to make some discoveries from all points [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on January 27, 2010
At 0800 hours on a chilly January morning, we were all huddled together inside “The Pol Roger Dining Room” upstairs at “The Duke of Clarence” pub on the corner of Whitehall and Scotland Yard awaiting our orders from ‘our Commander’ James Simpson MW . This venue, historically, was one of Sir Winston Churchill’s hang outs. Whilst we [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on January 20, 2010
I particularly like this time of year, as when it comes to January in London it normally means one thing – Burgundy wine tastings. After returning from the festive break, my diary has been filled for at least two weeks with a whole host of tastings and epicurean delights. Moreover, when it comes to the historic [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on June 18, 2009
You know that feeling you have of exhilaration and/or are spoilt for choice? For instance, you get given the menu in a restaurant and basically all of your favourite dishes are there for you to choose from. Or you go to Glastonbury festival one year and all of your all-time greats are playing. Well, this [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on June 4, 2009
We worked together at Orrery Restaurant on Marylebone High Street in London. I have always liked Allan’s style of cooking, as it was more in the ‘classic’ mould similar to Chris Galvin. Allan has very kindly given me this recipe and I would like to share it with you. Currently, he is the head chef [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on May 19, 2009
What is biodynamic viticulture? Recently, it has seemed to become a bit of a wine buzz word. Similar to the use of the term organic, which has also been bandied around and become ‘trendy’ in some circles. However, this is a very different practice and involves many things. To generalise, it involves the environment, humans, [...]
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