Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
A sideways look at the world of wine
"Hi, Big Ed. Dog here, how are you?” “Ah, Le Chien, yes, all good, thank you. Everything okay your end? How’s trade?” “Fine, fine… -ish. Unwise to get me started, as ever. However, was wondering if you desired any 2022 Burgundy? Lovely wines, both colours, so much delight and pleasure, and I...
“Remarkable, miraculous, and truly exceptional vintage.” Not my words, nor those of a Bordeaux château owner, typically bigging up their property’s new wine. No, the very erudite...
Don’t let the percentages bother you, says this writer 1979. Margaret Thatcher came to power and the USSR invaded Afghanistan. I certainly recall both events, but I think that...
This article was originally published in October 2020. Though the smaller format has a shorter shelf life, it provides the benefit of maturing faster – and is often the perfect...
Tasting notes on the harvest. I scrawl the following words towards the end of May, having recently returned from a week in Bordeaux… Now, there’s a phrase that hasn’t appeared in...
Originally published September 2021. This wine connoisseur gives his informed opinion. Most wine drinkers would probably plump for those made from the ubiquitous Chardonnay...
Originally published October 2021. There are no two ways about it: the French are mad. As a Francophile I feel comfortable in asserting this. Their country is beautiful, they’re...
What to drink in 2022. We ran out of Picpoul de Pinet last week, 2020 vintage. No big deal, stocks do indeed run dry – after all, wine is an agricultural product and the phrase,...
Originally published May 2021. “Vino treba slugu, a ne gospodara” (A vineyard needs a servant, not a master). This old Croatian saying, which has been handed down by winemaking...
Originally published October 2019. So, I have recently indulged in a return to the vodka bottle. Now there's a line I never thought I'd write in my advancing middle-age.Now,...