Simon Reilly
- Aug 7, 2016
- 5 min
Andrew Edmunds - a wine restaurant
When dining out, for me the wine list is just as important a factor in picking a restaurant as the menu. A good wine list for me doesn’t just have good wines on the list. There are lots of those about. The key is the pricing. A great wine list is one that allows you to drink very well at sensible prices. A mark-up sure, but not multiplying the retail price by a factor of three, four or more. Recent trips to San Sebastian and Paris suggest that things have got a bit silly in L
Simon Reilly
- Jul 11, 2016
- 7 min
Domaine des Accoles - home to Burgundy's latest wandering winemaker
Like most wine lovers, I have my favourite wines that I buy vintage after vintage, safe in the knowledge that I will not be let down. I will recognise the much-loved characteristics of the wine and discover new nuances every time I open a bottle. How these discoveries come about varies. Some start as recommendations in a restaurant. Some come from wine tasting events. Some come from cellar door visits. Others come from recommendations, either from the wine press or directly f
Simon Reilly
- May 30, 2016
- 2 min
Never give up on a good wine
George Benson once sang "Never give up on a good thing". I don't know what he was singing about. It probably wasn't wine. But I think his point holds for wine on this occasion. I bought a case of Domaine Raspail Ay's 2007 Gigondas en primeur, back when it was released. Probably early 2009. A wine from the Southern Rhone region of France, Gigondas is a village within a few miles of the more famous village of Chateauneuf Du Pape. The two wines are generally made from the same
