Just a quickie - my first post has just appeared on the Guardian’s food blog Word of Mouth. Seems my mug shot hasn’t made it though. Which is probably lucky as I don’t want to be accosted in the streets…

As mentioned last week a commission to provide a series of shots for a promotional calendar came my way recently. This is another picture - destined for the May slot I think. The wine, incidentally, is stunning and a perfect match…

The list of UK based food and drink blogs has broken through the 110 barrier. The newly updated display, available on SpittoonExtra, includes several wine blogs. Just discovered are two from well-known UK journalists Andrew Jefford and Simon Woods.Andrew Jefford is…

There are going to be detractors of course but really the ONLY wine to have with cheese is a decent Sauvignon Blanc. I’m not fussed if it is a pungent, passion fruit laced, bottle from New Zealand, a more minerally,…

Living equidistant between the university city and Reading, as I do, Oxford wins every-time. Reading is something of a culinary dessert. True you have Smelly Alley with a couple of grocers, a fish monger and a butcher, a decent deli…

A commission came my way a few weeks ago to provide a 12 photographs to adorn a promotional calendar. The brief was to provide a series of wine and food images using wines from a small independent merchants list. I’m…

A little early perhaps to extol the virtues of yet another wine related blog; but all new start-ups need a little encouragement and support. Welcome then to Irish Wine Contemplations.Must be the only Irish wine blog to come our way…

Dear Andrew,I just saw your blog on Real Meal TV’s wine tips films, and thought you might be interested in the shorts which have now been added to Meerlusts website. They’re clearly about Meerlust specifically, but a lot of the information…