The ‘One-Night Stand ‘ of wines – Concha y Toro Carmenere

If you have ever visited Dubai or been stuck here for an extended period of time (try 3 years!) you’ll be familiar with the extravagant wine prices in the retail shops but particularly in the restaurants. Usually you will be buying up to 4 times the market price just for a blah French wine on…

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My first encounter with Italian Pinot Nero/Noir..

The best thing about my job has to be having the ability to open and try whatever I believe will help sell the product to the customers – unfortunately this doesn’t stretch to Petrus and Romanee-Conti, however it does mean I can try things which I probably wouldn’t normally pay for just to satisfy my…