Richard’s Strathy Newspaper Articles
Champagne
Sod’s law that the weather in France was grim when I was there last week. One doesn’t expect the weather in Scotland…
Wedding Wines
Seeing as there seems to have been some wedding chat recently, I’m trying to keep my column vaguely topical and give some…
Sunburn
SunburnSunshine is a vital ingredient in making great wine. As you are browsing the summer holiday destination this year seeking out that…
Food & Wine Matching
FOOD AND WINE MATCHING – WHERE TO START Cooking is a balance of sweet, salty, acid, umami and fat. The trick is…
Naturally Nonsense?
Natural Nonsense? The current vogue in the consumer world of wine is to be as eco-friendly as possible. This is a laudable…
Richard’s Christmas 2018 Ramblings
Champagne Cynic 2018 I started my wine journey many years before I could afford to buy anything that was famous. I think…
Winter Wine fair 2017 – The Top 10
Another year, another festive Grog-laden extravarganza. 180 lovely customers braved the chill and came along to sample over 100 of our tastiest…
Who wants to live forever?
There is a little bit of a nip in the air in the mornings now. This is the first time in 11…
Chile
Chile I was lucky enough to be invited on a trip to Chile and Argentina this month by a very nice vendor…
Five Stars!
Always happy when we get and retain a five star rating. We couldn’t do it all without you. Thanks …
Does a Teaspoon keep your fizz fizzier longer?
errr, I don’t think so mate. I understand that Carbon Dioxide comes out slower when cooler (that is why you chill your…
..and the results are in …Christmas Wine Fair 2016 Top 10
Another year brings another Great Grog Christmas Tasting Extravaganza. This year we showed 106 wines from the super thrifty mid week gluggers…
Malta Part 2 (November 2016)
Malta Part 2 You may, or may not, have read an article by myself a few months ago about some Maltese tourists…
If you had a vineyard March 2016
It must be a daydream of many people in the UK to own a vineyard somewhere sunny, particularly when the rain is…