Welcome to the August update.
Carried over from our extensive trip in Italy and France at the end of June, Sonia
writes about a great little restaurant we found in Valence and the other overseas
news, of course, is the monthly update in Simonette’s diary. They have been busy
planting last month and this time it’s their turn to start bottling last year’s harvest.
Veteran winemaker, Zelma Long, shuttling between California and South Africa is our
winemaker of the month and we feature what she has been doing in a long and distinguished
career.
In the UK, we report on a delightful guest house in the Peak District and I take
the opportunity to re-analyse the superb wine list at the Tate Gallery Restaurant.
Sarah Ahmed has once again underscored some gems from the tastings she had attended
last month and I discover some surprisingly good stuff at a South African wine tasting,
resulting in my choosing two of them as my Wines of the Month.
Our Wine Merchant of the Month this month, is my old company, The Wine Treasury.
James, Julian, Rory and Les have continued in the spirit of seeking out interesting
small wine producers of the highest quality and are offering a very generous 20%
discount off unmixed cases across their range for this month to Bacchanalians.
Bacchanalians, please note that your July update for Wine Behind The Label is now
available for download by going to the Bacchanalian Zone page and clicking on the
download button to get details of 12 new entries and updates on existing ones.
In the meantime - happy drinking, happy eating and happy travelling!
Neville Blech
The Latest - our views on wine, food and travel for August 2010
Welcome to the August update.
Carried over from our extensive trip in Italy and France at the end of June, Sonia
writes about a great little restaurant we found in Valence and the other overseas
news, of course, is the monthly update in Simonette’s diary. They have been busy
planting last month and this time it’s their turn to start bottling last year’s harvest.
Veteran winemaker, Zelma Long, shuttling between California and South Africa is our
winemaker of the month and we feature what she has been doing in a long and distinguished
career.
In the UK, we report on a delightful guest house in the Peak District and I take
the opportunity to re-analyse the superb wine list at the Tate Gallery Restaurant.
Sarah Ahmed has once again underscored some gems from the tastings she had attended
last month and I discover some surprisingly good stuff at a South African wine tasting,
resulting in my choosing two of them as my Wines of the Month.
