Sauvignon Blanc

13th Aug 2010

Novelty wines: Arrogant Frog and other labels

Back in the early 1980s, the Australian producer Wolf Blass invented a sparkling red called René Pogel. Wolfie, as he's known to friends, is a brash, but extremely successful bloke, who combines his talents as a winemaker with a flair... Read more

5th Aug 2010

The other side of own-label

As oxymorons go, they may not be as absurd as "French resistance", "amicable divorce" and "camping holiday", but there's still something fundamentally silly about Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Spaghetti... Read more

1st Jul 2010

Eating out? Please bring a bottle

How do you spend $47,221.09 on lunch for six people? Assuming your credit card company will authorise the transaction, it's surprisingly easy if you're a billionaire. To paraphrase Withnail in the cult film, Withnail & I, you just order... Read more

3rd Apr 2010

Wine of the week

2008 Pouilly-Fumé, Mathilde Favray (£10.99, 12.5%, Marks & Spencer). Believe it or not, £11 is comparatively cheap for a Pouilly-Fumé these days, but this is still an exceptional example of a Loire... Read more

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