Simon Reilly
- May 27, 2017
- 3 min
The wine list at St. John
Photograph courtesy of St. John. An edited version of this article was originally published in Issue 14 of Root + Bone Magazine. A...
Simon Reilly
- May 21, 2017
- 5 min
A day in the life of a wine judge
Last month I had the privilege of doing my first day’s judging for the IWC (International Wine Challenge). I was only able to do one day...
Simon Reilly
- May 1, 2017
- 3 min
How to plant a vineyard in England
This year it is estimated that up to one million new vines will be planted in the UK. Meanwhile, heavy frost hit vineyards across many...
Simon Reilly
- May 1, 2017
- 6 min
Freed from buying by the dozen
An edited version of this article was first published on JancisRobinson.com on Wedensday, 26th April, 2017. The way I buy wine has...
Simon Reilly
- Mar 28, 2017
- 4 min
The wonderful wines of Fabbrica Di San Martino
I sneaked out of the office early yesterday to attend the 6th Vaults Tasting at the Winemakers Club in Farringdon. I say sneaked out, but...
Simon Reilly
- Mar 5, 2017
- 3 min
WINE ON TAP
This article was originally published in Issue 13 of ROOT + BONE magazine in March 2017. Illustration courtesy of Rob Gavin. Check out...
Simon Reilly
- Mar 5, 2017
- 7 min
A sweaty Sunday in Sydenham
You know when you enter a room and you realise you're wearing too many clothes? It's cold outside so they've pumped up the heat inside....
Simon Reilly
- Feb 4, 2017
- 5 min
St John's Vignerons Lunch
Last month I spent a most enjoyable Saturday afternoon at St John’s restaurant in Smithfield. Through my good friends at Root + Bone...
Simon Reilly
- Jan 22, 2017
- 4 min
A couple of wines from the 1990's and other tales of a misspent youth
“Sign of a misspent youth”, a phrase heard most often as someone pots the black to win an unlikely game of pool in the pub. I spent a...
Simon Reilly
- Jan 15, 2017
- 7 min
Burgundy 2015 on a budget
Last week was one of the the busiest in the London wine calendar. There were more than 20 trade and public tastings of the newly released...
