Bubble Brothers

How could we resist getting to know the kind of neighbours who drop in a goody bag of baked delights as a calling card?

Ga-may the force be with you There are ten Beaujolais villages or crus entitled to use their name on the bottle of the attractive, light and fruity red wines of the region. All are made from the Gamay grape, but it's rare to see more than one or two crus...

"The Mole had been working very hard all morning..." We're already getting stuck into spring cleaning. As soon as the tinsel has settled on Christmas and the New Year, it's time to take stock, tidy up and decide what's going to be new in 2016, and some new Chablis was...

Hey wow, I did an 'enviable transition'. It has to be said that the world of wine isn't all bad. But that's by the by. Click the image to have a look at the rest of Like Magazine's very impressive food special. If you're quick, you may even snap up...

Better for you than, ooh, almost anything. Avast, scurvy. Currant affairs at Mr Jeffares Are you all sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. The first thing, because you'll be asking for it, I hope, is that Jeffares is pronounced to rhyme with heifers, and not with referees or the hanging judge...

You've the gremlins to thank for an extended chance to enjoy our latest wine of the week. The latest upgrade of our site didn't quite go as smoothly as intended, and for a few days, while we were dealing with the ensuing muddle, cleaning and tidying online, it wasn't as...

Tom Doorley reviews Cork's tasty new spot Zamora in the Irish Daily Mail and heralds the arrival of a star in the city.

The lovely people at Cork's Like Magazine asked me to suggest some wines for spring, and here's the article published as a result. These are choices that ought to have a bit of spring about them, a bit of bounce, and you can of course buy them here: Barbera d'Asti...

Here is the last of the wines at our Burgundy tasting, the seriously powerful and complex Nuits-Saint-Georges from the home town of Françoise Chauvenet. Youthful tannins make for a wine that remains full-bodied as it ages, acquiring gamy secondary aromas and flavours. Top red Burgundy of this quality and finesse...

That's it for the Chardonnay part of the tasting. Now it's time to investigate some Pinot Noir... There are still places available at €49/head for an evening of food and wine in the company of Edouard Leach from Maison Françoise Chauvenet. If you'd like to join us, ring the restaurant...