Hi Kate Masterofwhine can you think of a few producers whose Charmes-Chambertin actually comes exclusively from Charmes and not Mazoyères?

So this wine is an absolute gem, but also a total infant. If this is where it’s at after 5 years, I can’t see it hitting its true peak until at least 2030. That said, it’s gorgeous now, but please splash decant for 3-6 hours. 93+/100

I love discovering previously-unknown-to-me wineries and on my recent visit to Chablis, these were the two best of my “discoveries.” Most Burgundy heads would know these, but I didn’t. Seek them out and buy all you can at every level.

Subtle but effective…

€12 in Ireland vs €2.69 in Spain. We’re being fleeced by our govt

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FTP.

Today would be a great day for the Lions to ruin Packers fans’ day

This is an unmitigated disaster

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Let the learning begin

Beer me

Giving this a try with duck. Needless to say, I’m sceptical. We’ll see…

Ok so massively impressed. Without question the best Chilean wine I’ve had. Nicely done

So this week, will we be discussing whether Ben Johnson will be able to succeed without Jared Goff? Or does that premature narrative only work one way?

Fionnán O'Connor's phd thesis is available now online and is packed with incredible information about the last few centuries of Irish whiskey - arrow.tudublin.ie/tfschcafdoc/7/

Enjoying this