The best tenner I may ever spend! The Plat du Jour at Wilsons, Bristol
Leading a wine tasting, in Bristol for the Jeroboam Club, on wines from Catalonia all the way down to Jumilla, I needed to be in Bristol early to decant the … Continue reading
Little by nature, huge on flavour! The little french, Bristol.
A Napoleon complex is an overcompensation for being small, born of a little Frenchman who (if truth be told) did rather (over) compensate for his diminutive statute by way of … Continue reading
Is the “New” World any different to the “Old” World? Le Monde, Cardiff City centre.
Le Monde has been going for what seems like an eternity, with it being the “in vogue” place (alongside its long deceased stable mate Champers) when I was at Uni … Continue reading
A wine drinkers’ delight? Fly by Night, Cardiff City Centre.
The proliferation of Cardiff’s cocktail bar scene seemingly continues apace with the Botanist the next one due to open shortly. I must admit that I find the economics of this … Continue reading
Tiffin time! Mowgli Street Food, Cardiff
Tiffin is a throwback to day of the Raj, a light mid – afternoon meal taken by the chaps in pith helmets or (for those of a older generation like … Continue reading
Saint or sinner? Santiago’s Tapas bar & Restaurant, Cardiff
Santiago is Spanish for Saint James. So a place, on the site of Truffles (an establishment that had been operating in Cardiff ever since I can remember and I have … Continue reading
Rockin Rioja! Mystere Wine Club tasting of Rioja wines from 2001 onwards
Readers of the blog will know I am a Rioja nut. It was my first love wine wise (a La Rioja Alta – Vina Ardanza being one of the wine … Continue reading
