by Gareth Groves
The Vivancos have been one of the most prominent and interesting families in Rioja over the last 50 years.
Their history caught the imagination of filmaker Zev Robinson who has made a documentary telling the family’s story, entitled ‘Dinastia Vivanco: Giving back to wine what wine has given to us’.
Zev has organised a …
by Ben Turner
Now I’m sure I’m not the only one who holds his passion for fine and interesting wines as high up as his love for heavy rock music but I do find I am a rare breed. Consider then my almost as equal love for cinema, and you have to say that getting the chance to go and see the UK’s premiere screening of Maynard …
by Gal Zohar, http://myhaidu.wordpress.com
Last night I cracked. After 6 long years of resistance it all fell apart. Or, like the King would put it, “6 years down the drain”. I watched Sideways last night.
These were six difficult years. As a sommelier, pretty much every conversation started or ended with questions about fucking Merlot. At first I didn’t get it, then I learned to nod …
