Monte Nobile Riserva 2005
Getting an interesting Italian grape does not mean one has to deliberately eschew the supermarket. Sometimes convenience has to win out over adventure and interest, and in fairness to these behemoths of the high street, […]
June 2012
Lenfest Plaza and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has been at the forefront of American fine arts since it was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art school in the USA still in operation. The main […]
Paintings by Hogan Brown, Langham Gallery, Lambs Conduit Street
You’re born, live a little (geographically speaking, even octogenarians are but a blink compared to how the mantle buckles mm by mm) then die. If this is news to you, I apologise. And all usually […]
Red Hot Chilean Cabernet
Novas Cabernet Merlot, 2007, Chile. £8.99 (prices may vary with stockist) Chile is virtually perfect for growing grapes and has an ace up its sleeve for being free from phylloxera, a malevolent little bug […]