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 [...]
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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 [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on December 6, 2009
Bibulous is the brain-child of drinks expert and businessman Andy Pearson. He is also the owner of TheDrinkShop.com which the country’s largest internet drinks retailing facility. The inaugural event was hosted at Vinopolis on London’s South Bank and I was invited to attend on behalf of Gonzalez Byass. It gave me great pleasure to help [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on November 7, 2009
I was invited to attend the inaugural Wine Gang Christmas Fair at Vinopolis as part of the ‘Blog Spot’, which was organised by Robert McIntosh of the Wine Conversation. It was an ideal opportunity to show our blogs to a wider audience, to meet new people, learn and share ideas and tips about blogging. On [...]
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By Robert Giorgione on March 11, 2009
May I just say that this list of wines is a very personal selection and is not in any order. Out of all the hundreds of wines I tasted on that day, these were my favourites. Key to symbols: Whites (W), Reds (R), Sparkling (Sp), Sweet (Sw) and Fortified (F) n.b all prices indicated are [...]
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