Chateau Angélus Grand Vin Blanc
For wine enthusiasts the world over Chateau Angélus needs little introduction, one of the greatest Right Bank Chateau in the the region; the de Bouard de La Forest family...
Viña Vik-torious
I recently had the pleasure of tasting wines of Vina VIK at the Ming Room in Phnom Penh, with the vivacious and perspicacious Caroline Fanet, Export Manager for Europe & SE Asia....
The Smoking Duck
There is smoked duck and then there is what Pepe Alfonso Raimundo does with duck.
There is smoke obviously, I imagine there must be some chanting and invocations, possibly some dancing around flames...
The Last Devil to Die
Not coming from Britain, I first discovered Richard Osman whilst scrolling through YouTube. He was, for many years, on high rotation as a panelist on numerous episodes of those...
Le Dome
‘The Garagistes’
Change occurs slowly in Bordeaux, many would argue that very little has changed in centuries. However, in the 1990s, after Bordeaux’s right bank had been in something akin to the...
WOW - Wine of the Week, Indigo Burgundy Blues
Chateau d’Etroyes, Mercurey 1st Cru, Les Velley, 2020
The Appellation d’origine controlee, (AOC) Mercurey was created in 1936 and may be used with the red grape...
Zest & the Baron
In the Mood
Hong Kong Island: I wound my way down Hennessey Road on an impossibly thin, old, ‘double-decker’ tram, the carriage made of ancient wood, worn down to the...
The French Dispatch
Absolutely adored this film, one of Wes Anderson's very best. Typical Anderson sets, framing, eccentric characters and deadpan narration, with keen observation, sandpaper dry wit, pointed sarcasm, glorious humour and the fun...
