Recent content by Steve Slatcher

Well, Shakespeare used it, but then he did make up words and phrases, so not sure if that counts :) However it probably merely meant converse, rather than what seems to be the modern American meaning that is closer to negociate.

I can't believe that no one (as far as I know) has questioned the credentials of any natural wine that has been bottled

We were staying at COS earlier this year George. Here are a couple of winery experiences from my blog. We visited Sakalleo in Scoglitti for lunch, which was very much as good as its reputation. COS: http://www.winenous.co.uk/wp/archives/4338 Valle dell'Acate...

If you do not have much time to change in Dijon it might be stressful, but I don't think the language will be a problem. The signs for the Paris train must be pretty obvious. If you can't grab an earlier train from Beaune to give you more time in Dijon, maybe take a taxi or similar to Dijon...

Coming back to the title of this thread... The article is not clear on the subject, but Regnie has not lost the right to call its wines Bourgogne - unlike the other 9 crus, it never had that right. I cannot believe anyone really cares about these changes - not even producers. A small amount...

That's what I was suspecting.

Anyone here tried using Half & Half to remove TCA from wine? It is supposed to be effective, but I am not sure how easy it is to separate from the wine afterwards in a domestic environment.

I like Palma a lot. Reminds me a bit of Barcelona, but on a more modest scale. You probably know about this if you have read anything at all about Mallorca, but you can take the train from Palma to Sóller which is a good excursion. If you intend to make the trip to Sóller, take a look at...

Take a look here. Even if you don't like what I have to say on the matter, I think I give one or two interesting links.

It is EU legislation that controls the terms sec, demisec, moelleux and doux for still wines. And the same applies for the sparkling wine sweetness levels used by Champagne. Wikipedia has a good summary of what the terms mean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetness_of_wine You can use a...