By Robert Giorgione on October 10, 2011
Doug Wregg is the Sales Director of Les Caves de Pyrene – an award-winning wine merchant, which has been around for many years. They have now successfully branched out into the wine bar/brasserie business with Terroirs and Brawn and are spear-heading the natural wine movement. Here, via excerpts from his regular newsletter, Doug shares his point [...]
Posted in Interviews, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, biodynamic, Book, Douglas Wregg, eBook, Interviews, Les Caves de Pyrene, Natural Wines, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, wine blogs, wine consultants, wine lists, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on September 11, 2011
The 2011 Rugby World Cup has now kicked off and the first matches have been played in the host country New Zealand. As you may be aware, I’ve got a bit of a penchant for New Zealand wines. So, I thought I’d give you a bit of a treat and a real snapshot of what [...]
Posted in Tasting Notes, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Douglas Wregg, eBook, Les Caves de Pyrene, New Zealand, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Rugby World Cup, Tasting Notes, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting |
By Robert Giorgione on August 20, 2011
It was all about to kick off. A motley crew of people had assembled under a few railway arches down by London Bridge and in a large open space, which was formerly a car park within Borough Market. The event in question was The Natural Wine Fair. The drug of choice of this gang culture [...]
Posted in Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, Wine Reviews | Tagged Alice Feiring, An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Borough Market, Douglas Wregg, eBook, Isabelle Legeron MW, Les Caves de Pyrene, Natural Wine Fair, Natural Wines, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting, You Tube |
By Robert Giorgione on May 23, 2011
Each Monday, I will post an article entitled“An interview with…”. This may be a fellow sommelier, a chef, restaurateur, winemaker, blogger or person from within the wine and hospitality industry. It will enable you to catch a glimpse from ‘behind the scenes’ into someone’s life, to listen to what they have to say and to [...]
Posted in Interviews, Sommelier Stories | Tagged Brawn, Douglas Wregg, Interviews, Les Caves de Pyrene, Natural Wines, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Terroirs, wine blogs, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on May 14, 2011
Over the next three days, a little section of Borough Market will be awash with ‘natural’ wines. Leading the way are natural wine enthusiasts such as Isabelle Legeron MW (a.k.a That Crazy French Woman), Alice Feiring and Douglas Wregg of wine merchants Les Caves de Pyrene. The “Natural Wine Fair“ will be a great opportunity [...]
Posted in Wine Reviews | Tagged Alice Feiring, Borough Market, Douglas Wregg, Isabelle Legeron MW, Les Caves de Pyrene, Natural Wine Fair, Natural Wines, Nicolas Joly, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting |
By Robert Giorgione on April 20, 2011
There has been much written and spoken about the topic of ‘natural’ wines. Here are a few interesting and engaging roving sommelier videos which may help to ‘de-mystify’ the whole situation. Doug Wregg of Les Caves de Pyrene, (a wine merchant, which contains many of this wine style on their portfolio and are helping to [...]
Posted in Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, Videos, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Court of Master Sommeliers, Douglas Wregg, eBook, Gearoid Devaney MS, Gerard Basset, Gerard Basset MW MS, Isa Bal, Jancis Robinson, Jancis Robinson MW, Les Caves de Pyrene, Natural Wines, Ronan Sayburn, Roving Sommelier, Tasting Notes, Tim Atkin MW, Vagabond Wines, Videos, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting, Xavier Rousset MS |
By Robert Giorgione on February 18, 2011
Recently, featured within some wine blogs and columns, there have been many scribblings, much thought-provoking comments and even some hot air about the very hot topic of ‘natural wines’. Surely all wines are natural I hear you respond in astonishment? Well, my friends and fellow wine lovers, some of this fabulous fermented grape juice we adore so much apparently [...]
Posted in Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, biodynamic, Book, Court of Master Sommeliers, Douglas Wregg, eBook, Gearoid Devaney MS, Gerard Basset, Gerard Basset MW MS, Isa Bal, Jancis Robinson, Jancis Robinson MW, Les Caves de Pyrene, Natural Wines, Pinot Noir, Robert Giorgione, Ronan Sayburn, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, Tim Atkin MW, Vagabond, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Xavier Rousset MS |
By Robert Giorgione on January 20, 2011
I have known the extremely articulate, well-educated and well-travelled Douglas Wregg (Sales and Marketing Director of Les Caves de Pyrene) for around fourteen years now. Our vinous paths first crossed, back in the day during 1997, when I was sommelier at Oxo Tower Restaurant in London. Doug, as ever the seasoned campaigner of the wine [...]
Posted in Interviews, Sommelier Stories, Videos, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Douglas Wregg, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Interviews, Les Caves de Pyrene, Natural Wines, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, Videos, wine blogs, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on May 8, 2010
You know when you are waiting for a bus and you seem to be waiting for ages and then suddenly, as if out of the blue, three come along all at once? I had one of those experiences recently. However, mine was not actually involving big shiny red London buses, but a trio of wine tastings. [...]
Posted in Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, biodynamic, Book, Douglas Wregg, eBook, Eric Narioo, food blogs, Les Caves de Pyrene, Natural Wines, Nicolas Joly, Orrery, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Slow Food, Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting |
By Robert Giorgione on December 16, 2009
The term ‘zeitgeist’ and ‘gastropub’ may be overused from time to time, but Terroirs in Covent Garden, London, is certainly no cliche. This convivial and successful little French wine bar, which opened just over a year ago, has it all. In fact, it has pretty much become the darling of the wine trade, as it [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Restaurant Reviews, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Artisan, biodynamic, Book, Covent Garden, Douglas Wregg, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Les Caves de Pyrene, Natural Wines, Restaurant Reviews, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, steak tartare, Terroirs, wine blogs, Wine Reviews |
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