Drinking my way through Vinoteca’s wine list – 2008 Valpolicella Classico DOC from Le Salette, £10.75

It’s the last Friday night before Christmas, things are starting to wind down at Vinoteca. We have all worked incredibly hard over the past few weeks, and it seems that these are the times that enjoying a nice glass of wine is the perfect way to relax. I’m one of the lucky ones with a [...]

Drinking Californian Wine – From Bonterra to Bonny Doon

Last week, I attended a wine blogger event organised by ‘Wines of California’, which has got me thinking about Californian wines in the UK market.
Currently, we have 285 wines on our list, Californian wines representing  only 1.75% of our range.  I’ve asked Brett & Charlie why this is, they responded that – 1. they have [...]

Drinking my way through Vinoteca’s Wine List – 2007 Kerner Alto Adige ‘Praepositus’ from Abbazia di Novacella (alto Adige) £22.50

Last night, due to one of my colleagues not feeling well I was asked to work in the restaurant. I didn’t mind, I had no plans, and I knew it would give me a chance to taste some of the new wines on the list. Brett and Charlie change our list twice a year, which [...]

Drinking my way through Vinoteca’s Wine List – 2004 Riesling from Rolly Gassman, Alsace France £13.50

I was recently going through my bank statment, and it became clear as to where a lot of my money goes. One word WINE.
I love wine, the reason I left Canada was to come and work in the UK wine industry, London is a haven for wine lovers. Where else in the world can you [...]

A Face to A Bottle

My job here at Vinoteca mostly involves being locked in a dark office, staring at a computer screen, but  sometimes I am released back onto the floor where I began my career here just over three years ago. One of my favourite parts of being a server is suggesting wine; I couldn’t be more pleased [...]

Berkmann Portfolio Tasting – Pewsey Vale ‘Prima’ Riesling

Aby and I headed to the Berkmann Portofolio tasting at The Waldorf a few weeks back.  We were running late, but managed to get there for the last hour, where we produced Vinoteca’s first ever wine tasting video.  I am not the most comfortable person on camera, espeacially faced with the challenge of tasting wine, [...]