By Robert Giorgione on September 16, 2012
Back in the day, we had Berni Inns and when you visited one of their many branches throughout the country, you were pretty much guaranteed a decent steak. In fact, top-quality steaks and a unique brand of friendly service were the bedrock on which the company’s reputation was founded. Nowadays, this much-loved British institution has [...]
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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, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged Adnams, Adnams Cellar & Kitchen, 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, Sommelier Stories, Syrah, Venison, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting |
By Robert Giorgione on January 28, 2012
During 2011, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend many wine tastings, masterclasses and events. In addition, my website was in its first year and I was getting stuck into many roving sommelier activities. January, the first month of each new year, is always time for a little reflection over the past year’s events. [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Restaurant Reviews, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Bistro du Vin, Book, Dirty Dozen Tasting, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Jose Pizarro, L'Atelier des Chefs, Les Caves de Pyrene, Marylebone, Natural Wines, New Zealand, Nopi, Oxo Tower, Peter Gordon, Providores Restaurant, Restaurant Reviews, Riverstation, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, The Modern Pantry, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting, Zucca |
By Robert Giorgione on August 6, 2011
“Nice to see you, to see you nice!” It is always great to start off an occasion with a warm welcome, which is then perhaps promptly followed by a round of applause. When I was growing up, my youth was greeted with so many wonderful sayings and ‘catchphrases’. It was as if every comedian and [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Interviews, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Dr John Forrest, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Forrest Wines, Interviews, L'Atelier des Chefs, Marylebone, New Zealand, Orrery, Peter Gordon, Providores Restaurant, Restaurant Reviews, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sam Lockyer, Sommelier Stories, wine blogs, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on April 26, 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 Food and Wine Matching, Interviews, Recipes, Sommelier Stories, Videos | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Chef, Cookery Courses, Cookery School, Cooking, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Interviews, L'Atelier des Chefs, Marylebone, Recipes, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Tom McNeile, Videos, wine blogs |
By Robert Giorgione on March 26, 2011
Atelier is a word. Actually, Atelier is a French word. It sounds sexy and conjures up some amazing things visually. Essentially, however, when translated into English it simply means a workshop. Moreover, I reckon once translated, it tends to lose a little bit of its Gallic frisson. But when you really think about it, the [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on February 6, 2011
Some of you may know, some of you may not, yet it is a fact that I was born and bred in the historic city of Bristol. This wonderful city in the South-West of England is famous for many things, but arguably one of the most legendary links to its heritage and prominence within the wine trade [...]
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