Did you know that August 18th is Pinot Noir Day? Pinot noir lovers should mark it in their calendars, buy a special bottle of pinot noir and organise a few friends to get together to toast a truly great grape variety.
The Master of Wine examination questions were recently released by the Institute of Masters of Wine.
Many years ago, on his first trip to Italy, Bob Campbell MW visited a distinguished winery in the Piedmont called Bersano and was enjoying a comprehensive tasting of their wines.
At pre-dinner drinks in a hotel room full of legal eagles in Dublin, several bottles of  J. M. Gobillard & Fils Premier Cru Grande Reserve NV Champagne were uncorked.
It’s often said that 90% of all wine is consumed within 48 hours of being purchased.
Bob Campbell MW has a large cupboard in his kitchen that is chock-full of glasses. Most were given to him by glass-makers in the hope that he would test-drive and endorse their latest model.
If you read wine industry news or are an avid collector of high-end wines, you’ll have noticed several competing forces at play this decade.
Bob Campbell MW was cooking a Thai curry when the oven timer sounded, which was odd because he doesn’t use the oven to cook Thai curry.
As a wine critic Bob Campbell MW has to rate what’s in the bottle. He rarely comments on packaging.
Having recently completed the busiest time of our tasting year, Stuart Knox thought it would be interesting to look back at the past 12 months of tasting and break down some of the numbers.