by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Latest
Your mobile rings. You scan the screen, immediately grateful for the lack of a “No Caller ID” message. Somebody of your significance wouldn’t respond to such an appeal. You evaluate the number. From overseas, but not instantly familiar. Probably a cold caller trying...
by admin | Jul 26, 2015 | Latest, Tastings, Uncategorized, Wineries and Winemakers
“Why aren’t there more people here?” I posed rhetorically to the handful of other tasters at the recent presentation of Yves Cuilleron’s latest releases at Prince Wine Store’s Sydney shop. Once again “The Prince” had put on a...
by admin | May 22, 2015 | Indulgences, Latest
He was such a lovely cephalopod; fresh, tender, lightly dusted with a lively salt and pepper coating and satisfyingly crisp after a brisk deep fry. All he wanted was a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. So why did some barbarous chef decide he should be cruelly drowned,...
by admin | May 5, 2015 | Bottle of the Week, Wine Reviews
Long Lunchers are always on the lookout for great value. A recent Saturday tasting at the Sydney branch of the Prince Wine Store featured the wines of Jane Eyre, an Australian winemaker producing pinots in Australia but also in Burgundy. She had some interesting wines...
by admin | Mar 6, 2015 | Long Lunches, Wine Reviews
An incredible day and close to the Ultimate Long Lunch! The site before us was magnificent – 8 bottles of white Burgundy from the outstanding 2007 vintage. The bottles formed a perfect arc, dominating the the serving table in the corner of the restaurant....