"- unhappy with the new 2010 en-primeaur Bordeaux prices, I really think it is becoming a commodity and they're forgetting what wines are all about...which is DRINKING THEM!
It is a shame as will start to alienate restaurants, even with the softest mark up as we do here at 28-50 ,
we cannot afford to SELL THEM, I just wonder what they are trying to achieve!
Getting excited about the wine fair next week. I always try to go to taste wines from the eastern European countries (the more quirky countries) that I do not get to try during the year. I'm lucky enough to get to try 100's of wines a week but mostly from the well known new and old world countries, the Wine Fair allows me to keep on top of grapes grown and trends of lesser known countries. I'm also looking forward to a debate around natural wines, which for many months, has left me wondering about the quality / novelty ratio! More answers on Monday about this though as am participating in a debate at Borough Market....could get interesting!
- lastly good to see that business at 28-50 has picked up this week after a fairly quiet April, which seems to be the general trend in Central London, having spoken to many fellow sommeliers and restaurateurs."
It is a shame as will start to alienate restaurants, even with the softest mark up as we do here at 28-50 ,
we cannot afford to SELL THEM, I just wonder what they are trying to achieve!
Getting excited about the wine fair next week. I always try to go to taste wines from the eastern European countries (the more quirky countries) that I do not get to try during the year. I'm lucky enough to get to try 100's of wines a week but mostly from the well known new and old world countries, the Wine Fair allows me to keep on top of grapes grown and trends of lesser known countries. I'm also looking forward to a debate around natural wines, which for many months, has left me wondering about the quality / novelty ratio! More answers on Monday about this though as am participating in a debate at Borough Market....could get interesting!
- lastly good to see that business at 28-50 has picked up this week after a fairly quiet April, which seems to be the general trend in Central London, having spoken to many fellow sommeliers and restaurateurs."
Now I'm aware that this blog hasn't been the most informative or interesting but I will eventually get 10 mins with Xavier to ask him opinions on things like mark up's, his wine list's, his likes and dislikes etc...if you would want to find out about something related to him, let me know as would be more than happy to ask him.
In the mean time, I've emptied my phone of photos and thought that I'd ask Xavier to look through at some of the wines that in the last year we've opened and comment on some of the best...so here we go:
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| Xavier's first tasting of Laville Haut Brion "just an amazing wine that deserves the reputation he's got" |
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| One of many blind tasting dinners that we did with some wine lovers that was outstanding, we just needed to make sure the numbers matched the bottles! |
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| A bit of History here as it was one of the very first Vintages of Tignanello "unfortunately it didn't live up to my expectations.." (I've quoted slightly more politely than was said!) |
Next blog I'm thinking of doing will be around service....thinking cap is on!
A plus et Sante!
Ed (and Xavier)
A plus et Sante!
Ed (and Xavier)
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