Flor de Pingus Archive

Peter Sisseck in town for the 2010 Ribera’s and something very new!

In the short 3 day week before the Royal Wedding, we were delighted to have Peter Sisseck (of Dominio de Pingus) in town to show us the 2010's of his three Ribera del Duero wines and one other wine I will come onto later. Peter somehow always manages to seem...
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¡Dos días, dos regiones, dos productores… A una vez en un viaje de tiempo de vida a España!

Two days, two regions, two producers… A once in a life time trip to Spain! It’s no secret that Spanish wines are my true passion, so you can imagine my reaction when I was invited to accompany Alison and Adam on their annual buying trip to Ribera del Duero...
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Bordeaux 2009 day 6…UGC, Lafite and Sweeties

We woke to torrential rain that was to be with us for the entire day. Lafite was first up. Very difficult to assess on this showing but, given the incredible demand for these wines, what they taste like seems to be almost secondary to anything else. Suffice to say that the...
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