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Author Archives: Joe Gilmour
The Wines of Bruno Giacosa
We were very privileged to have Bruna, the daughter of Bruno Giacosa, the ‘professor’ of Nebbiolo in a while back to present the latest releases from the hallowed estate.
We started off with the 2004 Spumante, a wine first made in 1983. 100% Pinot Noir purchased from a single grower, this is interestingly enough one of [...]
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Christmas Quiz
Happy Christmas from Roberson.
Every year, once I have downed around half a bottle of Burgundy, I feel prepared to set the annual quiz. Marks are deducted for picking apart my questions and general facaetiousness.
Please find below a small section for you to ponder over during this quiet lull between Christmas and the New Year.
1. Who [...]
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The Road to Rhone – Day 1
You have got your passport haven’t you Mark?
With those seven words horror passed through the car as we realized the long drive to Burgundy was going to get even longer. Still, the way I figured it, everyone is allowed to forget their passport once in their life, if you do it for a second time, [...]
Dinner at L’Astrance, Paris
Continuing the Roberson ‘Hedonists Gazette’ part of the blog, it was with some excitement I sat down to lunch at L’Astrance, one of the most talked-about restaurants in France. Receiving its third Michelin star in 2006, this is a three star restaurant like no other, a fact that becomes clear very quickly. The dining room [...]
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Visiting Domaine Ott
It was a bit like turning up for a blind date, casting my eyes around Heathrow terminal five, trying to identify my companions for a trip to Domaine Ott, who, I realised I had no contact details for. Luckily, there seemed a group who looked like they had just met each other and were talking [...]
Stars of Piedmont
You might remember that after a superlative bottle of the 1998 Rocche de Faletto Giacosa over Christmas, I made my New Years resolution to drink more Italian wine. How am I getting on? Not too well, my vinous diet seems still to be mostly composed of dodgy samples from various samples and producers, oh, and [...]
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Nosing around Burgundy
Feeling a little dishevelled and tired, Mark and I returned from Burgundy late last night. After we had drained the car of tissues and Sudafed for my cold, Price-lists and directions, and my collection of CD’s (brilliant and cutting-edge) we set about evaluating the trip.
We drove up to Beaune on Tuesday, departing from London at [...]
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Dinner at Bentleys
The Roberson team embarked on wet Sunday for the annual ‘Christmas’ dinner – which, this year was in mid-febuary, I hear that it has even been as late as August in the past.
The venue was Bentleys in Mayfair, I turned up early and nearly didn’t get in at all. I said hello, the large (but [...]
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DRC 2006
One of the more rareified tastings in the calender is the annual release of Domaine de la Romanee Conti’s wines through their UK agent, Corney and Barrow. Voices are hushed, numbers are low, and even the scruffiest member of the wine trade (I’m sure he works at Roberson) puts on a smart tie and suit.
Arranging [...]
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The Wines of Sean Thackrey