The media on every level is filled with comments about the US’s new president, even trivial observations like his teetotal habit. Many readers will praise this way if life – although if they live on the Coast they may be[…]

Any regular reader of this column will know I am not a great fan of the Michelin Guide, any more than I am of Robert Parker, but things are changing for the better. The recently-updated Spanish Michelin has raised a[…]

Spain and the USA normally have little in common on a political level, but recently there have been similarities. The political arenas on both sides of Atlantic run with blood while citizens just gape in amazement at the absurd ways[…]

  A sad fact of life is that very few people know how to organise a proper wine tasting. Typically it starts with a phone call. ‘We would like to invite you to a wine tasting on Thursday’ ‘Ah, muy[…]

Commitment to quality begins with the selection of grapes and is followed every step of the way by the company’s winemaker and Managing Director, George Delicata. With state-of-the-art technology, he carefully monitors the process which includes the gentle de-stemming and[…]

In case any reader needs telling yet again, all that glitters is not gold in the world of food and wine writing. As a recent junket demonstrates, the work can be hard, boring and, as in this case, a total[…]

The break-up of the Rioja wine region is still a possibility, as neither side appears to be in surrender mode. The regulatory body (the Consejo Regulador) does not allow producers to identify the village or geographical area a particular wine[…]

AJ Linn     Recent press reports indicate that about 15% of world air traffic consists of business and professional people travelling to and from conferences and congresses. Clearly any opportunity to get out of the office and eat at[…]