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notes from organised tastings

All of the notes here can also be found in our searchable database, but these feature articles group wines together by the events at which they were tasted. Usualy they give background and additional information. They are presented chronologically.

2010

• the wines of Evening Land, Oregon & California (5 wines, 03/10)
  
• the current releases from Tapanappa, one of Australia's best (4 wines, 03/10)
  
• an evening of exquisite Tuscan food matched with Italian wines (5 wines, 02/10)
  
• Quinta de Chocapalha from Sandra Tavares, Portugal (6 wines, 02/10)
  
• investigating low alcohol wines targeting the UK market (11 wines, 01/10)
  

2009

• Christmas Champagne and sparkling wine suggestions (12 wines, 12/09)
  
• the 2007 table wines of Quinta do Noval, Portugal (3 wines, 11/09)
  
• Winegrowers of Ara, Marlborough, New Zealand (8 wines, 11/09)
  
• extraordinary dinner: La Tâche, de Vogüé, Cheval Blanc and more (17 wines, 11/09)
  
• the wines of Hartenberg Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa (11 wines, 10/09)
  
• blind tasting of red Burgundy and Antipodean Pinot (14 wines, 10/09)
  
• The wines of Bolla, Melini and Fontana Candida, Italy (33 wines, 10/09)
  
• Tom Cannavan attends Howard Park's Riesling celebration (21 wines, 10/10)
  
• the wines of Coume del Mas in the Roussillon (8 wines, 09/09)
  
• five estates in Puglia and a celebration of indigenous grapes (30 wines, 08/09)
  
• Fundi: kick-off time for new wines from South Africa (2 wines, 08/09)
  
• tasting the wines of California's Bonny Doon & Ca'Del Solo (6 wines, 08/09)
  
• the wines of Château Val-Joanis in the Luberon (3 wines, 08/09)
  
• assessing the current crop of organic and vegetarian wines (18 wines, 08/09)
  
• Tom Cannavan's re-match between Chile's icon wines and the rest (7 wines, 07/09)
  
• tasting notes for the wines of Champagne Penet-Chardonnet (2 wines, 07/09)
  
• tasting guide to wines from Bibendum's summer sale (6 wines, 07/09)
  
• Lowe Family wines of Mudgee, Australia (4 wines, 07/09)
  
• a fourth of July look at two independent Napa Valley estates (2 wines, 07/09)
  
• Tom Cannavan considers the season's crop of rosé wines (14 wines, 07/09)
  
• regional heroes: three Pinot Noirs from Australia (3 wines, 06/09)
  
• AXA Millésimes, one of the world's great wine companies (7 wines, 05/09)
  
• tasting the wines of Cullen in Australia's Margaret River (5 wines, 05/09)
  
• wines from the Douro estate of Quinta Nova (8 wines, 04/09)
  
• Vega-Sicilia and sister estates, Alion and Pintia (12 wines, 04/09)
  
• wines of Germany's Ahr Valley from Deutzerhof and Adeneuer (21 wines, 04/09)
  
• the wines of Jeffrey Grosset, Clare Valley and Adelaide Hills (7 wines, 03/09)
  
• tasting of Red Burgundies (and Sauternes) from 1972 (14 wines, 03/09)
  
• meet the winemaker: Gonzalo Pérez of Anakena, Chile (6 wines, 03/09)
  
• the wines of the Convito di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (17 wines, 03/09)
  
• Spanish Quarter: a new brand from Spanish giant Codorníu (2 wines, 02/09)
  
• the wines of Mas belles Eaux, Languedoc with Richard Woodard (12 wines, 02/09)
  
• a look at the wines of Barón de Villacampa, new in the UK (3 wines, 02/09)
  
• tasting some old wines straight from the cellars of Cricova, Moldova (6 wines, 02/09)
  
• Tom Cannavan tastes his way through a clutch of pink Champagnes (8 wines, 02/09)
  
• notes on Bibendum's sale: Bisol, A to Z, Valdivieso, Alamos (6 wines, 02/09)
  
• Rosemary George MW reports on Burgundy's 2007 vintage (42 wines, 01/09)
  
• Indage: a tasting of wines from western India shows potential (6 wines, 01/09)
  
• Our major feature on Oregon, including 17 producer profiles (125 wines, 01/09)
  

2008

• with the launch of Enchanté, we look at branded Bordeaux (8 wines, 01/09)
  
• sparkling wines and Champagnes for Christmas (20 wines, 12/08)
  
• Punto Alto - Michel Laroche's estate in Chile (6 wines, 11/08)
  
• Tom Cannavan meets Paul Hobbs - Viña Cobos, Argentina (9 wines, 11/08)
  
• the current crop from New Zealand's Esk Valley (6 wines, 11/08)
  
• Agricola Masi's Italian and Argentine wines tasted (6 wines, 10/08)
  
• the wines of Disznóko, Tokaji in Hungary (6 wines, 10/08)
  
• the wines of Patricius Cellars, Tokaji in Hungary (3 wines, 10/08)
  
• the wines of the Tokaji Renaissance producers in Hungary (18 wines, 10/08)
  
• assessing Spencer Hill's New Zealand Sauvignon and Pinot Noir (4 wines, 10/08)
  
• Tom Cannavan visits Sandeman, one of Port's historic names (6 wines, 10/08)
  
• Cloof wines of Darling, South Africa (5 wines, 10/08)
  
• Champagne Louis Barthélémy and Château Val Joanis (3 wines, 09/08)
  
• the wines of Castello di Querceto, Tuscany (5 wines, 08/08)
  
• catching up with the wines of Lowe Family Vineyards, Mudgee (4 wines, 08/08)
  
• matching wines to... music? The Montes Alpha experiment (4 wines, 08/08)
  
• Tom Cannavan tastes the portfolio of Champagne Bollinger (4 wines, 07/08)
  
• Cadman Fine Wines Champagne, Rhône, New Zealand and more (12 wines, 07/08)
  
• Yellow Tail: Tom Cannavan considers a global phenomenon (4 wines, 07/08)
  
• the wines of Reschke estate, Coonawarra, Australia (2 wines, 07/08)
  
• the Ports and Douro wines of Rozès (20 wines, 07/08)
  
• Wine for Spice: wines for curry and spicy cuisines (3 wines, 06/08)
  
• Inspirational Growths: over-achieving Bordeaux wines (10 wines, 06/08)
  
• assessing budget-priced Bordeaux available on the high street (17 wines, 05/08)
  
• Bordeaux - Château-bottled, and now Château-boxed (9 wines, 05/08)
  
• terrific French and Spanish wines from Wine Discoveries (6 wines, 05/08)
  
• once in a lifetime: 50 vintages of La Mission Haut-Brion (05/08)
  
• a vertical of Torres' Mas La Plana and Gran Muralles (10 wines, 05/08)
  
• the wines of Huia Vineyards, Marlborough (4 wines, 04/08)
  
• The Italian wines of Talenti and Luigi Maffini (4 wines, 04/08)
  
• Bordeaux 2007 - detailed notes from en primeur week in Bordeaux (180 wines, 04/08)
  
• the Riojas of Dinastia Vivanco tasted & rated (7 wines, 04/08)
  
• The wines of Rickety Bridge, South Africa (10 wines, 03/08)
  
• Tom Cannavan on the wines of Tapanappa (6 wines, 03/08)
  
• Torrontés, could it be the new Pinot Grigio? (22 wines)
  
• the wines of Knappstein, Clare Valley Australia (6 wines, 03/08)
  
• the Champagnes of Nicolas Feuillatte (7 wines, 03/08)
  
• some French, Italian and South African wines (6 wines, 02/08)
  
• a few choice bargains from Bibendum's annual sale (4 wines, 02/08)
  
• fine selection from new merchant, AG Wines (12 wines, 01/08)
  
• fine Rhone selection from Artisan wines (5 wines, 01/08)
  
• Luxembourg - the wine world's best kept secret? (97 wines, 01/08)
  
• Burgundy 2006 - our top buying tips (60 wines, 01/08)
  
• the Single Vineyard Malbecs of Trapiche (4 wines, 01/08)
  

2007

• Shiraz vs Syrah: Tom Cannavan & Australia's winemakers (12 wines)
  
• tasting of Burgundy Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot (6 wines, 12/07)
  
• Champagne, Burgundy, Pinot Grigio and Claret (4 wines, 12/07)
  
• the renaissance of Maison Albert Bichot, Burgundy (12 wines, 12/07)
  
• Reschke and Schild of Australia & discount offer (3 wines, 11/07)
  
• southern French wines from Yapp Brothers (12 wines, 11/07)
  
• some wines on special offer at Laithwaites (5 wines, 10/07)
  
• Artadi's estates in Rioja, Navarra & Alicante (9 wines, 10/07)
  
• tasting from the Bibendum Wines portfolio (52 wines, 10/07)
  
• Torrontés, the new Pinot Grigio? (22 wines, 10/07)
  
• Tom Cannavan asks: blind tasting heaven or hell? (10 wines, 09/07)
  
• fine vintage Sherries from Williams & Humbert (6 wines, 09/07)
  
• the wines of Fattoria Pupille, Maremma, Italy (2 wines, 08/07)
  
• quality Châteaux wines in a box? We investigate... (10 wines, 08/07)
  
• the wines of Manincor, Alto Adige, tasted & rated (4 wines, 08/07)
  
• 50 years of Château Beychevelle tasted (9 wines, 08/07)
  
• a selection from Wine Discoveries (6 wines, 07/07)
  
• a visit to Madeira and three top producers (65 wines, 07/07)
  
• Tom Cannavan tastes Peruvian wines (6 wines, 07/07)
  
• the Rhône Valley wines of Michel Chapoutier (3 wines, 07/07)
  
• New wines and vintages from Berry Bros (4 wines, 07/07)
  
• eXtreme wines of Slovenia: an in-depth report (110 wines, 07/07 )
  
• Bordeaux 1961 - a once in a lifetime tasting (20 wines, 06/07)
  
• stunning bargains in Bibendum's summer sale! (6 wines, 06/07)
  
• tasting the new Oddbins Selection range (6 wines, 06/07)
  
• as sales soar, Tom Cannavan tastes rosé wines (15 wines, 06/07)
  
• made for meat? The Argentine Malbec challenge (11 wines, 06/07)
  
• wines of Cálem, Kopke, Barros and Burmester (8 wines, 06/07)
  
• the range at independent merchant H&H Bancroft (38 wines, 05/07)
  
• tasting wines on offer at Waitrose this month (6 wines, 05/07)
  
• the wines of Champagne Moutard (5 wines, 05/07)
  
• Bordeaux 2006 - detailed notes from en primeur week in Bordeaux (170 wines, 05/07)
  
• Tapanappa - the terroir wines of Brian Croser (2 wines, 05/07)
  
• rarities from the CAVIT super-co-op in Trentino (3 wines, 04/07)
  
• the wines of Simčič of Slovenia (3 wines, 04/07)
  
• the wines of Huia Vineyards in Marlborough (9 wines, 04/07)
  
• enter the dragons: Chinese wine ranges in the UK (9 wines, 04/07)
• Oddbins, the Buyer's favourites tasted & rated (45 wines, 03/07)
  
• hot tips! mouthwatering wines on offer at Waitrose (6 wines, 03/07)
  
• Bibendum's bin-end sale recommendations (6 wines, 02/07)
  
• Gladstone New Zealand; the Scottish connection (3 wines, 02/07)
  
• excellent wines tasted from Appellation Wines (12 wines, 02/07)
  
• Leeuwin Estate - one of the wine world's greats (3 wines, 01/07)
• Opus One from the beginning, by Tom Cannavan (9 wines, 01/07)
  

2006

• the range at Thresher tasted and assessed (30 wines, 12/06)
  
• Christmas wines from Berry Bros & Rudd tasted (28 wines, 11/06)
  
• Penfolds premium wines of 1990: Grange and more (6 wines, 11/06)
  
• Wine Discoveries - lovely French wines uncovered (6 wines, 10/06)
  
• Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc makes a comeback (6 wines, 10/06)
  
• the biodynamic producers of Alsace (60 wines, 10/06)
  
• independent vignerons of France from Sullyvin (12 wines, 09/06)
  
• wines for late summer drinking (12 wines, 09/06)
  
• beautiful Burgundies that won't break the bank (6 wines, 09/06)
  
• major tasting feature: the wines of Argentina (50 wines, 08/06)
  
• a selection from Friarwood Wines tasted and rated (9 wines, 08/06)
  
• Clarendelle, new 'brand' from Haut-Brion's stable (4 wines, 08/06)
• Masters of Riesling, six producer profiles (80 wines, 08/06)
  
• little black rooster - Chianti Classico tasted (13 wines, 07/06)
  
• L'Avenir: South Africa with je ne sais quoi (4 wines, 07/06)
  
• Burgundy on a budget: quality and value (14 wines, 07/06)
  
• wines from Burgundy's Nicolas Potel (4 wines, 07/06)
  
• The English wines of Chapel Down (3 wines, 07/06)
  
• Berry Bros Burgundies tasted (3 wines, 07/06)
  
• the wines of Tempus Two, Australia (4 wines, 07/06)
  
• Suavia, from the cutting edge of Soave (3 wines, 06/06)
  
• Penfolds latest premium wines, inc. Grange 2001 (5 wines, 06/06)
  
• Joan d'Anguera of Montsant, Spain (5 wines, 06/06)
  
• diveristy in Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (3 wines, 06/06)
  
• massive report: New Zealand Pinot Noirs (180 wines, 05/06)
  
• rosé loco! This summer's juiciest pink wines (10 wines, 05/06)
  
• the wines of Venica & Venica, Friuli, Italy (3 wines, 05/06)
  
• Majestic range for spring & summer 2006 (150 wines, 05/06)
  
• new merchant Unwined & the unique taste profiler (6 wines, 04/06)
  
• Bordeaux 2005 - detailed notes from en primeur week in Bordeaux (200 wines, 04/05)
• Wine Discoveries, independent merchant (6 wines, 04/06)
  
• Zind-Humbrecht and the Scottish connection (3 wines, 03/06)
  
• Soave, but not as we know it: the wines of Inama (3 wines, 03/06)
  
• the renaissance of the negociants: Drouhin (4 wines, 03/06)
  
• Adamas, a new name in Burgundy (6 wines, 02/06)
  
• a selection from Bibendum's clearance sale (4 wines, 02/06)
  
• reassessing the wines of Champagne Mumm (5 wines, 02/06)
  
• Swiss wines from Nick Dobson tasted (14 wines, 02/06)
  
• the wines of Les Vignes de l'Arques (9 wines, 02/06)
  
• Beyerskloof Pinotage under the spotlight (10 wines, 02/06)
  
• virtual online tastings? Tom Cannavan investigates (6 wines, 01/06)
  
• Saké and the secrets of the fifth sense (3 Sakés)
  

2005

• fine German wines from French & Logan (8 wines, 12/05)
  
• tasting from the range at H&H Bancroft (12 wines, 12/05)
  
• following a dream: Domaine Sainte Rose, Languedoc (6 wines, 11/05)
  
• the rise and rise of Ben Glaetzer, Australia (6 wines, 11/05)
  
• Le Pergole Torte, the original super-Tuscan (4 wines, 11/05)
  
• the wines of Bodegas Muga, Rioja. (4 wines, 09/05)
  
• my annual tasting dinner - 1985 Bordeaux, etc. (15 wines, 08/05)
  
• wines from Bibendum tasted and assessed (75 wines, 07/05)
  
• under a Catalan sun - a profile of Roussillon (36 wines, 07/05)
  
• Quinta do Passadouro - the quiet revolution (3 wines, 07/05)
  
• the wines of Alois Lageder, Northern Italy (8 wines, 06/05)
  
• Lindhorst, South Africa: exciting new wines (3 wines, 06/05)
  
• the range at Majestic tasted and assessed (120 wines, 06/05)
  
• 2003 german rieslings vs. 10-year-old wines (10 wines, 05/05)
  
• tasting the wines of Villa Russiz, Friuli, Italy (4 wines, 04/05)
  
• the wines of Casa Lapostolle, Chile (8 wines, 04/05)
  
• 21st century Port? new wines from Porto Solene (2 wines, 04/05)
  
• Bordeaux 2004 - detailed notes from en primeur week in Bordeaux (150 wines, 04/05)
• the 2003 Muscadets from Chéreau Carré (3 wines, 04/05)
  
• top Rhône Rangers at Berry Bros (6 wines, 04/05)
  
• Fine French regional wines (27 wines, 03/05)
  
• Champagne & Burgundy from Luvians Bottleshop (5 wines, 03/05)
  
• profile of bodegas Félix Solís and Viña Albali (14 wines, 03/05)
  
• Nick Dobson's new range of Austrian wines (19 wines, 03/05)
  
• the 2002 wines of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (7 wines, 02/05)
  
• 2001, 2002 and 2003 German wines (6 wines, 02/05)
  
• tasting through the range at Majestic (78 wines, 02/05)
  
• Wine Discoveries, a new independent merchant (6 wines, 01/05)
  
• Beauchene International, France & Chile (12 wines, 01/05)
  

2004

• profile and tasting of Month Tauch, Fitou (10 wines, 12/04)
• sparkling, sweet and fortified wines for all budgets (9 wines, 12/04)
  
• Penfolds "Discovery Case" assessed (12 wines, 12/04)
  
• profile of Bisol and the wines of Prosecco, Italy (6 wines, 12/04)
  
• the wines of Haut-Bailly, with Veronique Sanders (6 wines, 11/04)
• the wines of Suckfizzle and Stella Bella, Australia (6 wines, 11/04)
• the wines of Gallo and Gallo Sonoma (19 wines, 10/04)
  
• some fine wines from Australian Wines Online (6 wines, 09/04)
  
• tasting the fine wines of Berry Bros & Rudd (56 wines, 08/04)
  
• Bordeaux, inc. Latour and Margaux, 1994 - 2000 (8 wines, 08/04)
  
• Ridge Geserville, 1970 - 2001, by Stephen Pickles (19 wines, 08/04)
  
• Veuve Clicquot Vintage disgorgement tasting (8 wines, 07/04)
  
• Sauternes 2003 tasted & assessed (20 wines, 06/04)
  
• Emilia-Romagna; more than just ham and cheese (4 wines, 06/04)
  
• beer! Tom Cannavan tours a world of beers (12 beers, 06/04)
• the Vouvrays of Maison Huet, Loire, 1995 - 1924 (8 wines, 05/04)
• the wines of Katnook Estate, Australia (6 wines, 05/04)
  
• Bordeaux 2003 - notes from en primeur week in Bordeaux (36 wines, 04/03)
  
• new wave Italian wines from Astrum Wine Cellars (3 wines, 04/04)
  
• dinner with Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (5 wines, 04/04)
  
• The Nebbiolo wines of Valtellina, Italy (8 wines, 04/04)
  
• the 2001 wines of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (6 wines, 03/04)
  
• the greatest wines of South America (65 wines, 03/04)
  
• Swiss wines tasted, from Nick Dobson wines (8 wines, 03/04)
  
• orangutan and gorilla - going ape for these wines (2 wines, 03/04)
  
• the Bordeaux-beaters of Chile from Errazuriz (3 wines, 02/04)
  
• the wines of Bajoz from Toro, Spain (6 wines, 02/04)
  
• the Beaujolais revolution of Louis Jadot (15 wines, 01/04)
  
• massive report on the Burgundy 2002 vintage (200 wines, 01/04)
  

2003

• The Cabernet Conundrum: return of blind-tasting hell (35 wines)
  
• The great Chardonnay challenge: blind-tasting hell (32 wines)
  
• hand-picked South African wines from Roger Harris (3 wines, 11/03)
  
• CAVIT, from Italy's Alpine province of Trentino (12 wines, 11/03)
  
• the "terroir" wines of Kendermanns, Germany (10 wines, 11/03)
  
• amazing dinner with the world's greatest wines (10 wines, 10/03)
  
• taking another look at 70's icon, Blue Nun (4 wines, 10/03)
  
• wines specifically created for Indian & spicy food (3 wines, 10/03)
• my annual tasting dinner - Burgundy & Pinot Noir (15 wines, 09/03)
• single estate wines from Vernon Wines (4 wines, 09/03
  
• tasted: new-wave wines from Spain (2 wines, 09/03
  
• German Rieslings, mostly from 2001 (25 wines, 09/03)
  
• the southern Burgundies of Albert Sounit (8 wines, 08/03)
  
• assessing the wines of Gallo of Sonoma (10 wines, 08/03)
  
• inexpensive wines from Berry Bros & Rudd (6 wines, 07/03)
  
• Portugal's top table wines tasted & assessed (15 wines, 07/03)
  
• fine Mosel Rieslings from the 2001 vintage (8 wines, 07/03)
  
• tasting the finest wines of Waitrose (30 wines, 07/03)
  
• exploring rosé & top summer picks (13 wines, 06/03)
  
• the wines of Vinhos Barbeito, Madeira (8 wines, 06/03)
  
• Oddbins summer range tasted and assessed (70 wines, 06/03)
  
• the best of Greece - top wines tasted & assessed (15 wines, 06/03)
  
• Tom Cannavan tastes the best of Beaujolais (6 wines, 05/03)
  
• reassessing the 2000 vintage in Bordeaux (33 wines, 05/03)
  
• Bordeaux 1997, first and second growths (5 wines, 05/03)
  
• Bruno Paillard & Château des Sarrins (10 wines, 05/03)
  
• Penfolds range inc. Thomas Hyland & Grange (13 wines, 05/03)
• Bordeaux 2002 - detailed notes from en primeur week in Bordeaux (120 wines, 04/03)
  
• Rothvale Vineyards, Hunter Valley, Australia (6 wines, 04/03)
  
• sniffs, sips & snips at Château Preuillac (7 wines, 03/03)
  
• Burgundies of Bouchard Père et Fils (29 wines, 03/03)
  
• The wines of Clos d'Yvigne, Bergerac (2 wines, 03/03)
  
• Crémant and Blanquette wines of France (3 wines, 03/03)
  
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2000 vintage (6 wines, 02/03)
  
• the Cabernet Conundrum mega-blind tasting (35 wines, 02/03)
  
• massive report on the Burgundy 2001 vintage (270 wines, 01/03)
  
• Bill Nanson assesses Bouchard and Drouhin (21 wines, 01/03)
  

2002

• ready to drink Ports and old Tawnies (5 wines, 12/02)
  
• fine, sweet German wines of the Mosel (11 wines, 12/02)
  
• Berry Bros. & Rudd tasted and assessed (60 wines, 11/02)
  
• Jadot's 2000 1er and Grand Cru Burgundies (11 wines, 11/02)
• the wines of Lopez Cristobal, Ribera del Duero (3 wines, 10/02)
  
• top Californian wines tasted and assessed (33 wines, 10/02)
  
• vertical tasting of Veuve-Clicquot Rosé and more (8 wines, 09/02)
  
• 100 great South African wines (100 wines, 09/02)
  
• Sapros, the natural botrytis wine club (8 wines, 07/02)
  
• double magnums of Mouton & d'Yquem (3 wines, 07/02)
• the wines of Nepenthe, Australia (15 wines, 07/02)
• 1999 red Burgundies of Patriarche and Parent (12 wines, 07/02)
• the wines of Les Baux de Provence (40 wines, 06/02)
• buying a selection of mid-priced clarets (6 wines, 05/02)
• Majestic's summer wines tasted & assessed (130 wines, 05/02)
  
• buying a selection of mid-priced fine fines (12 wines, 05/02)
• American wines at Tesco, from their sale (21 wines, 05/02)
• French wines at Tesco, from their sale (13 wines, 04/02)
• food and wine evening at Braidwood's restaurant (5 wines, 04/02)
  
• Australian wines at Tesco, from their sale (9 wines, 04/02)
• Bordeaux 2001 - detailed notes from en primeur week in Bordeaux ( (147 wines, 03/02)
• the wines of Louis Latour, Burgundy (10 wines, 03/02)
  
• a selection of new and old fine wines with dinner (19 wines, 03/02)
  
• lovely red Burgundies at Fine & Rare Wines (5 wines, 02/02)
• Neal Martin tastes the Romanée-Conti 1999s (7 wines, 02/02)
• my annual tasting dinner - Riesling & Pinot Noir (12 wines, 02/02)
• Burgundy 2000 vintage tasted and assessed (170 wines, 01/02)
  
• 100-pointers galore: top clarets of the 1982 vintage (8 wines, 01/02)
  

2001

• a selection from Lay & Wheeler's January sale (6 wines, 12/01)
  
• Oddbins range of wines tasted & rated (72 wines, 12/01)
  
• Majestic's winter wines tasted & rated (108 wines, 11/01)
  
• the wines of Château Ste Michelle, Washington (13 wines, 11/01)
• legendary Mount Mary Cabernets put to the test (6 wines, 10/01)
• fine Californian wines from Oddbins/Oddbins FW (8 wines, 10/01)
• some very fine wines, New World & Old (10 wines, 09/01)
• top tips from the ChateauOnline wine fair (12 wines, 09/01)
• spectacular rieslings from Dönnhoff & Gunderloch (12 wines, 09/01)
• the chardonnay blind tasting challenge (32 wines, 08/01)
• the range of online retailer Virginwines (55 wines, 08/01)
• new wine & vintages in Sainsbury's supermarket (50 wines, 08/01)
• mid range/premium Australian wines assessed (26 wines, 07/01)
• New Zealand wines, including top 2000 Sauvignons (12 wines, 07/01)
• Safeway's summer range tasted and assessed (43 wines, 07/01)
• Bordeaux 2000: 50 top wines tasted and rated (51 wines, 06/01)
• the Pacific Northwest: Drouhin, Andrew Will, etc. (29 wines, 06/01)
• fine Italian wines from importer Sempre Vino (4 wines, 05/01)
• Penfolds top wines inc. Grange, Bin 707, Yattarna (6 wines, 05/01)
• Majestic summer tasting - £2.79 to £49.99 (100 wines, 05/01)
• the Grands Maisons d'Alsace; top Alsace wines (33 wines, 05/01)
• Great Grog Co. fine wines, mostly New World (9 wines, 04/01)
• a selection from the portfolio of World Marechal (12 wines, 04/01)
• a selection from the portfolio of ChateauOnline (10 wines, 04/01)
• fascinating Merlots from Bluebridge, Bulgaria (3 wines, 04/01)
• Jadot's 1999 Burgundies inc. 12 Grands Crus (43 wines, 03/01)
• classics of Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhône (8 wines, 02/01)
• Napa Valley Vintners Association world tour (22 wines, 02/01)
• the Port wines of the house of Cálem (14 wines, 02/01)
• huge tasting of top New Zealand wines (30 wines, 01/01)
• Berry Brothers & Rudd New Year sale wines (6 wines, 01/01)
• Great Grog Co. fine wines, New World & Old (11 wines, 01/01)
• informal tasting at Oddbins Fine Wine (8 wines, 01/01)

2000

• excellent wines at Peckhams, inc. "The Terraces" (17 wines, 12/00)
• Champagne Drappier vertical, 1959 - 1995 (13 wines, 11/00)
• launch of my book, fun tasting competition (3 wines, 11/00)
• Justerini & Brooks annual tasting: (30 wines, 11/00)
• mid-priced wines from Berry Brothers & Rudd (5 wines, 11/00)
• giant trade tasting at Majestic wines (88 wines, 11/00)
• fine wines from Italy, France and New Zealand (5 wines, 10/00)
• Château Haut-Brion vertical with Jean Delmas (12 wines, 10/00)
• Oddbins Wine Fair, Edinburgh (21 wines, 10/00)
• my annual tasting dinner - 1990 in Europe (18 wines, 09/00)
• inexpensive/moderately-priced Pinots Noir (4 wines, 09/00)
• New World & Old from Corney & Barrow (16 wines, 08/00)
• fine wine from France, Italy and Australia (5 wines, 08/00)
• Grange '94, '95, Bin 707, Lynch-Bages, more... (10 wines, 07/00)
• food and wine evening at Braidwood's restaurant (5 wines, 07/00)
  
• the wines of Sichel, inc. Palmer & d'Angludet (12 wines, 06/00)
• re-assessing the 1996 clarets (10 wines, 06/00)
• Great Grog Co. Tasting Part II - reds (14 wines, 06/00)
• Great Grog Co. Tasting Part I - whites & fizz (22 wines, 06/00)
• Zind-Humbrecht, The Orion & Noble One (3 wines, 05/00)
• fascinating food and wine matching event (9 wines, 05/00)
• New World wines from off the beaten track (9 wines, 05/00)
• the wines of Rolly Gassman (Alsace) (16 wines, 05/00)
• vertical tasting of Château Musar (11 wines, 05/00)
• wines from Brown Brothers, Australia (8 wines, 05/00)
• Portuguese Estate Wines & Ports (10 wines, 04/00)
• the Wines of Chile Roadshow (24 wines, 04/00)
• the Bordeaux connection (4 wines, 04/00)
• France, Australia, New Zealand and Austria (7 wines, 04/00)
• wonderful old Bordeaux wines (12 wines, 04/00)
• fine Spanish wines, old guard & new wave (22 wines, 03/00)
• brief impressions of some New Zealand whites (19 wines, 03/00)
• "Call My Bluff" wine tasting challenge - fun! (8 wines, 03/00)
• food and wine evening at Braidwood's restaurant (5 wines, 03/00)
  
• wonderful Riojas of Marqués de Murrieta (10 wines, 03/00)
• excellent & unusual wines from Bibendum UK (14 wines, 03/00)
• vertical: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Clos des Papes (7 wines, 03/00)
• 1st growths, Grange, Yquem and more... (9 wines, 02/00)
• various inexpensive wines, new world and old (12 wines, 02/00)
• Burgundies, Vega-Sicilia, Musar, Armagh & more (10 wines, 01/00)
• various fine wines drunk over the festive season (8 wines, 01/00)

1999

• wines of Canada, France Spain & Portugal (4 wines, 12/99)
• food and wine evening at Braidwood's restaurant (5 wines, 12/99)
  
• "is Grange really that good?" plus La Chapelle, E&E (9 wines, 11/99)
• Majestic part II - red wines and Ports (38 wines, 11/99)
• Majestic part I - fizzy, white & sweet wines (29 wines, 11/99)
• Australian Wine Bureau roadshow (33 wines, 11/99)
• Los Angeles - more Ca. cults & French classics! (9 wines, 10/99)
• San Francisco - Californian cults to French classics (8 wines, 10/99)
• inexpensive "new wave" Spanish reds (6 wines, 10/99)
• La Fleur-Pétrus, La Chapelle, Mouton, Monte Bello (4 wines, 10/99)
• top Californian Pinot & Syrah plus French classics (13 wines, 10/99)
• interesting & unusual wines from round the globe (16 wines, 09/99)
• my annual tasting event - 30 years of Claret (12 wines, 08/99)
• nice wines from Australia, France, Italy & Spain (5 wines, 08/99)
• assorted reds and whites, New World and Old (11 wines, 08/99)
• two Rieslings, Claret and top Argentinian wines (4 wines, 07/99)
• food and wine evening at Braidwood's restaurant (5 wines 07/99)
  
• new & mature wines - Beaucastel, Jaboulet, Ports (9 wines, 07/99)
• new & mature wines - Pol Roger, Hugel & Sichel (11 wines, 07/99)
• Vinexpo 5 - 1997 red Burgundies of Bouchard (4 wines, 06/99)
• Vinexpo 4 - the 1997 and 1989 Rieslings of Hugel (5 wines, 06/99)
• Vinexpo 3 - the world's greatest sweet wines (26 wines, 06/99)
• Vinexpo 2 - the 1998 Bordeaux barrel samples (46 wines, 06/99)
• Vinexpo 1 - 1966 inc. Krug, Latour, Romanée-Conti (8 wines, 06/99)
• the Sherries of González Byass (12 wines, 06/99)
• assorted fine wines at Glasgow "off-line" dinner (5 wines, 06/99)
• mid-priced Australian wines at Oddbins (13 wines, 05/99)
• spicy reds: New World wines of power & elegance (10 wines, 05/99)
• London off-line: assorted fine wines (5 wines, 05/99)
• evening of wine with Indian food - report and notes (6 wines, 05/99)
• 1995 Clarets & barrel samples from 1998 vintage (6 wines, 05/99)
• 1996 Clarets part 2: big guns including Haut-Brion (12 wines, 04/99)
• 1996 Clarets (and Sauternes) - some good value! (12 wines, 04/99)
• a selection of mid-range wines New World and Old (11 wines, 04/99)
• La Chapelle vertical, plus Grange & more (13 wines, 04/99)
• wines from France, Spain, Chile and Australasia (10 wines, 04/99)
• International Wine Challenge training day - Part II (37 wines, 03/99)
• International Wine Challenge training day - Part I (28 wines, 03/99)
• Call My Bluff - fun tasting competition (8 wines, 03/99)
• food and wine evening at Braidwood's restaurant (5 wines, 03/99)
  
• top US wines: Togni, Laurel Glen, Quilceda Creek (14 wines, 03/99)
• Californian wines from small, classy estates (8 wines, 02/99)
• interesting Italian wines, classic & modern styles (8 wines, 02/99)
• nine top-end Australian, US, French & German (9 wines, 02/99)
• 4 Australian Rieslings and 3 New World Pinots Noirs (7 wines, 01/99)

1998

• fine range of red & fortified wines from Peckhams (23 wines, 12/98)
• various good to excellent whites from Peckhams (11 wines, 12/98)
• Australian red wines (8 wines, 12/98)
• food and wine evening at Braidwood's restaurant (5 wines, 12/98)
  
• unoaked or lightly oaked Antipodean whites (9 wines, 11/98)
• Grange '93, Yquem '90, La Chapelle '96 and more... (9 wines, 11/98)
• new-wave Greek wines, red & white (4 wines, 11/98)
• Katnook (Australia) Coonawarra Tasting (7 wines, 11/98)
• Alsace and Bordeaux tasting (10 wines, 11/98)
• Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Shiraz & Cabernet (16 wines, 10/98)
• inexpensive dessert wines, New World and Old (6 wines, 10/98)
• inexpensive Champagnes, including "own-brands" (6 wines, 10/98)
• wines from holiday in Florida, mostly Californian (10 wines, 10/98)
• excellent Condrieu, Red Burgundy and South African (4 wines, 09/98)
• Oddbins Wine Fair - interesting, unusual stuff (25 wines, 09/98)
• wine with game - a tasting for Wine magazine (15 wines, 08/98)
• France, US & Oz inc. Beaucastel & Armagh '95s (10 wines, 08/98)
• food and wine evening at Braidwood's restaurant (5 wines, 08/98)
  
• Forman (California) Cabernet, French & Australian (5 wines, 07/98)
• International Wine Challenge Training '98 - Part 1 (31 wines, 07/98)
• International Wine Challenge Training '98 - Part 2 (42 wines, 07/98)
• red Burgundy (11 wines, 06/98)
• new vintages from Australia: white, red & fizzy (12 wines, 05/98)
• 1995 Burgundy & Port, other excellent wines (11 wines, 05/98)
• wines of Franz Künstler, Hochheim, Germany (15 wines, 05/98)
• Californian premium wines (11 wines, 04/98)
• notes from my trip to Paris (4 wines, 02/98)
• Clarets of the 1995 vintage (12 wines, 02/98)
• Brown Brothers (Australia) tasting (8 wines, 02/98)
• private cellar 5: various other reds 1984-1987 (5 wines, 02/98)
• private cellar 4: Rhône wines 1981-1987 (12 wines, 02/98)
• private cellar 3: white wines 1983-1991 (14 wines, 02/98)
• private cellar 2: Burgundy & Beaujolais 1982-90 (10 wines, 01/98)
• private cellar 1: Clarets 1978-1991 (21 wines, 01/98)

1997

• Christmas blind tasting competition (12 wines, 12/97)
• Yquem, Grange, La Chapelle, Yarra Yering.... (9 wines, 11/97)
• excellent tasting with Jancis Robinson (5 wines, 10/97)
• the Best of Everything (7 wines, 08/97)
• Pinot Noir: Burgundy & Southern Hemisphere (12 wines, 08/97)
• Bordeaux vs Californian - cabernet blends (11 wines, 08/97)
• 1996 clarets from barrel at the Châteaux & Yquem (6 wines, 07/97)
• white Burgundy of the 1995 vintage (10 wines, 06/97)
• fine Rhônes and New World Clones (12 wines, 05/97)
• 1st and 2nd growth Claret of the '83 and '85 vintage (8 wines, 04/97)
• Clarets of 1985 and Mouton-Rothschild 1994 (8 wines, 04/97)
• Clarets of the 1990 vintage (8 wines, 03/97)
• blind Tasting Competition - Call My Bluff (6 wines, 02/97)
• Lay & Wheeler new & old world wines (24 wines, 02/97)

1996

• Californian premium wines (10 wines, 11/96)

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