Journal

Story

Long stories when a place deserves them; short field notes when something just needs saying.

Browse the Journal
The rounded green dome of Tokaj Hill rising behind rows of vines under a blue sky with a few clouds
Tokaj · Furmint

The Trouble with Being Noble

One Hungarian grape, two very different wines, and a dinner-table discovery that began with a rather expensive dessert.
Mont Granier, a great limestone cliff, rising above rows of green vines at Apremont under a clear blue sky
Savoie · Jacquère

The Mountain That Fell into My Fondue

Jacquère, Apremont and a rather extraordinary geological accident in the French Alps.
By email

Wine & travel stories

New stories and field notes, roughly once a month. Never daily. I have bottles to open.