Today we are entering winegeek territory with the Tokaji Szamorodni 2003 from Sajgo Cellars in Hungary. The offer of Hungarian wines on the Belgian market is tiny, and szamorodni wines are not well-reprented in what is available. Nevertheless, there are some exciting wines out there.First things first, Tokaj. For centuries, the region in […]
Portugal is, just like Greece, one of those countries that I have almost no experience with. An advantage of globalization is the availability of wines from the other side of the world, but the side-effect is the standardization of the offer. International varieties (even if they are almost universally French in […]
Sommelier exams are tomorrow so unfortunately there will be no wine presented this week, sometimes you have to keep your head clear and I think that most of you will agree that wine is not the best road to clarity! I would like to take a brief moment to present Ken […]
For a recent column in Decanter Jane Anson interviewed Michel-Jack Chasseuil, one of the greatest wine collectors in the world. I had come across his name before, namely while browsing through his book ‘100 vintage treasure from the world’s finest wine cellar’. Chasseuil is an obsessive collector and the proud […]