Life is Short

It is when someone close to you passes away and you have not had the opportunity to say goodbye that you realise life is short.

This recent bereavement explains why I have not had the inclination to write much here.

But words can be a great comfort, and in fact are the only comfort we have in the face of death. These words might be from the Bible or might have been written by Rilke or Yeats. They are still a great help and aid us to continue our living, and maybe live a little better. There is not a minute to lose.

So hopefully I will have some good words for you in the near future.

When is a Chardonnay not a Chardonnay?

When it tastes like something else.

Let me explain.

Having bought a bottle of Mâcon Villages from a large supermarket I opened it to find it tasted nothing like Chardonnay. It seemed more like Sauvignon blanc.

It wasn't just me. My son, who knows a thing or two about wine, found it tasted 'different' too.

Can we trust what it says on the label (the word 'Chardonnay' was proudly emblazoned on the front of the bottle), or is the horse meat misidentification scandal now affecting wine?

Anyone else found similar 'different' tasting wines?

Horse DNA in your wine?

Courtesy of Eric Reppert (owner of Vins Etonnants the number one source for wines a little out of the ordinary), a cartoon with some horse DNA.

"According to our tests there is horse DNA in your wine"
"Of course there is, because there's a horse in my vines"