This is an article I recently wrote for Decanter News.  It’s a subject near and dear to me as the Finger Lakes is my home region.  There are some lovely wines made there that have never seen the light of day in Britain.  So I’m pleased as punch to be the one to make the announcement on Decanter! The largest-ever list of wines from the Finger Lakes region of New York state is being imported into the UK. Lamoreaux Landing, Finger Lakes Importer Wine Equals Friends is listing ei

As written for Decanter.com Spanish born actor Antonio Banderas launched his Ribero del Duero wines, Anta Banderas, in Florida last weekend. In a seminar entitled ‘Matador’ at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, the Zorro star featured seven of his wines ranging in vintage from 2007 to 2011. He then headed to Miami wine shop Sunset Corners to sign bottles for a female-heavy throng of fans. Anta Banderas began in 1999 under the name of Anta Bodegas. Banderas was introduced

I’d like to take a moment to talk about a very special wine. This was one I discovered at a tasting fair a few months ago. I try so many wines at these fairs (life is hard I know) and most blur together by the end of the day. Very rarely does one stand out so much I’m ready to pack up my things and go home satisfied. Pupa Pepu was one of those rarities. Not only was it impossible to spit out, it was impossible to refuse a top up! So when the lovely Vaughan Thomas of Buongusto