Author Archives: Simon

Jim has decided to put a pic of me on his blog calling me the elder brother of George Clooney. What cheek! It was an error. Its the younger brother if you don’t mind Jim. Have a look and see for … Continue reading →

  Yes yesterday was a busy day and we had a great number of visitors to table 13 yes 13 but not unlucky for us if we are able to develop the interest of our visitors. Most of those who … Continue reading →

A very busy day today at the wine fair. The nursery pavillion at Lords cricket ground was heaving with all manner of buyers from importers, wine merchants, press, consultants, hotels, restaurants, etc etc. We even had Jim of blog fame come … Continue reading →

Tomorrow I’m off to the big city of London to the Independent Winegrowers Fair at Lords cricket ground in Marylebone. This is a yearly event organised by the Vigneron Independant organisation in France whose philosophy is about authenticity and traceability of … Continue reading →

So after the tasting of the pinks, we moved on to the Anjou blanc appellation tasting from the vat. 2011 had a very early spring with some very warm weather so the vines matured quickly and we had an early … Continue reading →

We talked yesterday about the chardonnay and sauvignon vin de pays. The Chardonnay has finished fermenting and we tasted from the stainless steel vats. The wine has already taken on a classic finish of white flowers. The wine will be … Continue reading →

Hubert Deffois the winemaker at Brossay looks after 40 odd hectares of vines in the anjou appellation area near Neuilly sur Layon.  The Layon is a tributory of the magestic Loire river and its claim to fame is the sublime … Continue reading →

A curious heading you may think but one that is essential with wine producers if they are to make a quality wine. Amongst all the many issues and matters involved in making wine the most important in my book is … Continue reading →

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