1990 was a great vintage in Italy and I have fond memories…when these grapes were being picked, I was a teenager at the MCG watching the Pies win the Grand Final! Virginia rescued this beauty from the mountain cellar label monster (forgot to cling film the label all those years ago) and we took it along to Bacash. Nobody cooks [...]

  No tasting note here, because we have a rule at slp – no posting whilst under the influence of alcohol! Plus, we were having too much fun to take notes, except to say that it was awesome and I’ll remember this ’85 for some time.  Thanks Ian for sharing your last bottle.

Friday lunch around our office usually means a wrap-up of the week over a glass of wine, often trying out a new place or visiting an old favourite.  This week it was time to pull the cork on a bottle acquired in the best possible way – the prize from a bet involving my football team beating [...]