Fortified Wines

2010 January Wine Picks: Ruby Reserve and LBV Port

NV Warre’s ‘Warrior’ Special Reserve Ruby Port, Douro, Portugal (283RMB)

2009 July Wine Picks: PX and Rose from Shanxi

Two eclectic wines you may not have tried...

Featured Tasting: Heitz Cellars, Napa

9th February 2009

As I rolled up to the cellar door, I realized I was lucky to be visiting Heitz just as the winery was releasing its 2004 Cabernets, including the single-vineyard range.

Chinese Students taste the cream of AXA Millesimes

25th November 2008

Judging at the Yantai Colombin Cup

At the end of September, I was invited back by organizers Wine China to judge at the Yantai Colombin Cup Wine Challenge, Yantai, Shandong province. In its second year, I was told the competition would involve a mix of Chinese and international wines, but that this time the range would be much larger and with more entries all round.

Featured Tasting: Four 1977 Ports (Graham's, Dow, Gould Campbell, Warre)

1977 is a fabled year for Port lovers, maybe not as great as 1963, but definitely up there along with 1970. Compared with many of the 1980s' vintages, 1977 still stands out in terms of quality too. Rumours that the 1985s will take more time or may not be what experts thought abound, whilst 1983 has a generally better press with some lovely wines that are already drinking well now.

Featured Tasting: Beijing's first Madeira tasting (Broadbent Madeira)

Beijing's first ever Madeira tasting and dinner...

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