Andrew Jefford's Blog

Schildknecht weighs in

Andrew — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:43:53 +0100

Questions of Style

Andrew — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:29:41 +0100

Another packed week, with more Barossa valley touring, a little first-class education (the chance to sit in on two of the Lan

Roadsongs 2: New life, old plants

Andrew — Sun, 17 May 2009 01:42:50 +0100

Australian readers will be very familiar with this, but for those who may be following this blog from the northern hemisphere, and especially the more northerly parts of the northern hemisphere ...

Limpidity

Andrew — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:54:18 +0100

Barossa notes will follow, but this is an interim note in part to thank all those who have sent samples through for me to loo

Tasting Perfection

Andrew — Sun, 03 May 2009 11:45:34 +0100

As you can sniff from the photograph below (which shows the Greenwich riverfront near the Royal Naval College), the week of the Decanter World Wine Awards (April 20th to 24th 2009) was an unusually b

The Amateur Emigrants

Andrew — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:45:55 +0100

Jancis Robinson recently asked me for a piece on 'the process of moving your family and your palate' to Australia, for posti

Slurped by Cicadas

Andrew — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:58:34 +0100

Last October I visited Taiwan for the first time – in search of great oolong tea, as well as to write a piece about the isl

Roadsongs 1

Andrew — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:15:12 +0000

The last couple of weeks have involved a tour through South Australia, from Clare to McLaren Vale, followed by a first look

Invitation to the movies

Andrew — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:26:10 +0000

One day last summer a very nice man called Mark Ryan contacted me.

Up on the Hills, down in the Vale

Andrew — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:09:23 +0000

I’ve been up on the Hills, and down in the Vale – Adelaide and McLaren, respectively.

Contact problems

Andrew — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:15:23 +0000

Webmaster Mick and I have discovered that the 'Contact' facility on the site hasn't been working properly since we left the UK, so if you have tried to contact me via that page and not heard anything

Romania: A Carpathian Journey

Andrew — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:15:13 +0000

In July 2008 I explored Romania’s vineyards – for the second time.

From heat to flame

Andrew — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:27:01 +0000

It's been a quiet weekend for the Adelaide newcomers -- but we've listened with shock to the stories coming from the Victori

First notes from the distant shore

Andrew — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:58:00 +0000

We’ve arrived in Australia.

Question Time in Edinburgh

Andrew — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:33:20 +0000

Edinburgh University’s Institute of Geography occupies a handsome Victorian building not far from the Castle.

Hotfoot from Bordeaux

Andrew — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:39:00 +0000

Bordeaux was very Atlantic last week.

Madeira: the missing link

Andrew — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:03:54 +0000

This blog is an edited version of a Madeira ‘masterclass’ I gave at the Portuguese Embassy in London on October 29th 20

Is Chile the New Australia?

Andrew — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:01:00 +0100

On September 30th I took part in a debate in which five panellists were invited to chew over this proposition.

Rockyards and stonejuice

Andrew — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:48:59 +0100

It’s been too long since I visited the Languedoc.

High on the hog

Andrew — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:01:57 +0100