There is a bottle sitting somewhere in my cellar that I have owned for years and still have not opened. A reflection on the bottles we save for a right moment that never quite arrives, and why restraint should never be mistaken for hoarding.

An exploration of Château Angélus, one of Saint Émilion’s most distinctive estates, and how its style reflects the balance between tradition and modern Bordeaux winemaking.It All Begins Here

I have a habit, wherever I am staying, of asking for the wine list before I have even unpacked. A personal read on what a hotel's wine list quietly reveals about everything else it does, and does not, get right.

Search for wine and cheese pairing and you will find charts, dozens of them, mostly useless at the exact moment you need them. Why one properly understood pairing, aged Comté and mature white Burgundy, is worth more than fifty memorised in a hurry.

An exploration of Domaine François Carillon in Puligny-Montrachet, known for precise, balanced Chardonnay that reflects the purity and structure of white Burgundy.